News & Commentary about Private Prisons
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Jun 20, 2013
Corrections Corporation of America Loses Four Prison Contracts This Month
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May 30, 2013
I Was Raped at East Mississippi Correctional Facility
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May 30, 2013
NEW LAWSUIT: Massive Human Rights Violations at Mississippi Prison
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May 24, 2013
Kanye West, "New Slaves" and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit
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May 16, 2013
Open Letter to the Corrections Corporation of America after 30 Years of Locking People Up for Profit
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May 7, 2013
Three Reasons to Join Our Protest of 30 Years of Private Prisons Today in D.C.
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May 6, 2013
Two Weeks of Protests Start Tomorrow! 30 Years of For-Profit Prisons Is Nothing to Celebrate
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May 1, 2013
Eighteen Months of Sometimes Deadly Screw-Ups: Ohio Must Get Out of the For-Profit Prison Business
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Apr 2, 2013
VICTORY! Students Triumph over Private Prison Company’s Bid to Name College Football Stadium
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Mar 4, 2013
Private Prison Company Doctors Its Own Wikipedia Page and Fabricates Facts to Fight Bad Publicity