News & Commentary about Private Prisons
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![Entrance to the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons in Brooklyn, NY.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/03/fedreal-bureau-of-prisons-b-400x266.jpg)
Mar 1, 2024
President Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service
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Jun 15, 2022
Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers
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Jun 2, 2022
What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?
![CoreCivic Facility](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-corecivic4-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Aug 8, 2018
Private Prison Giant CoreCivic Manipulates Montana Into Renewing Its Contract
![WY Protest](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-wyiceprotest-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jan 26, 2018
Wyomingites Say No to For-Profit Prison Looking to Settle in the State
![Prison Hallway](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-prisonhallway-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Nov 7, 2017
Private Prison Giant CoreCivic’s Wants to Corner the Mass Incarceration ‘Market’ in the States
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Apr 26, 2017
The ACLU Is at the UN Tomorrow to Testify on the Horrific Human Rights Record of US Private Prison Companies
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Dec 2, 2016
In Stunning Reversal, Law Enforcement, Military, and Security Advisors Urge Homeland Security to Shift Away from Private Prisons
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Jan 9, 2015
Corrections Corporation of America's Loss Is Ohio's Gain
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Sep 29, 2014
The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too!