The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Green New Deal, Part VII: No Justice, No Peace, It's Time to Defund the Police
The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Today It Locks Up Immigrants. But CoreCivic’s Roots Lie in the Brutal Past of America’s Prisons.
The renewed fortunes and the hidden history of the for-profit prison industry.
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GEO Group [private prison company] continues to expect gains from the feds for the rest of the year
Private Prison Company Continues to Celebrate its Trump Bump. In an earnings call earlier this month, Geo Group, one of the world’s largest private prison companies, had a sunny projection to present to shareholders.
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Act Out! [150] - Expensive Bombs & Toilet Paper + the Gun Talk We’re Not Having, But Need To
Taxes are right around the corner so we felt it an apt time to talk about some of the big winners on tax day. Spoiler alert: It's not you and me.
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Private Prison Investors Set for Giant Windfall from Trump Tax Bill
Prison firms that restructured as real estate investment trusts see a substantial tax cut – more good news for those who benefit from increased incarceration.
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Town’s Private Prison Goes Bust
Contrary to popular belief, private prisons often don’t save the economies of the rural towns that seek them out.
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Debt Company Makes Sheriffs Rich by Jailing the Poor, Lawsuit Claims
A private company increases debts by 30 percent, then tells Oklahomans to pay up or go to jail. Law enforcement is in its pocket, a new lawsuit claims.
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America’s Secretive Private Prison Industry Is About to Become Much Less Secret
Dilley, a remote Texas town of 4,000 people, has enjoyed a booming local economy thanks to its most controversial feature: its private prison.
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How a Private Prison Company Used Detained Immigrants for Free Labor
The private prison company GEO Group forced more than 50,000 immigrants to work without pay or for $1 a day since 2004, according to a lawsuit that nine detainees brought against the company.
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Thousands of ICE Detainees Claim They Were Forced Into Labor, A Violation of Anti-Slavery Laws
The lawsuit filed against one of the largest private prison companies in the country reached class-action status this week, meaning the case could involve as many as 60,000 immigrants who have been detained.
