slimvictor
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(Not specifically about drugs, but so deeply related that I thought it belongs here.)
Where the pioneering private prison company operates, who owns it, and who's taking it to court.
The Corrections Corporation of America launched the era of private prisons in 1983, when it opened an immigration detention center in an former motel in Houston, Texas. Today the Nashville-based company houses more than 66,000 inmates, making it the country's second-largest private prison company. In 2015, it reported $1.9 billion in revenue and made more than $221 million in net income—more than $3,300 for each prisoner in its care.
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No vacancy
CCA and other prison companies have written "occupancy guarantees" into their contracts, requiring states to pay a fee if they cannot provide a certain number of inmates. Winn Correctional Center was guaranteed to be 96 percent full.
Read the full article at:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics...ation-america-private-prisons-company-profile
Where the pioneering private prison company operates, who owns it, and who's taking it to court.
The Corrections Corporation of America launched the era of private prisons in 1983, when it opened an immigration detention center in an former motel in Houston, Texas. Today the Nashville-based company houses more than 66,000 inmates, making it the country's second-largest private prison company. In 2015, it reported $1.9 billion in revenue and made more than $221 million in net income—more than $3,300 for each prisoner in its care.
(...)
No vacancy
CCA and other prison companies have written "occupancy guarantees" into their contracts, requiring states to pay a fee if they cannot provide a certain number of inmates. Winn Correctional Center was guaranteed to be 96 percent full.
Read the full article at:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics...ation-america-private-prisons-company-profile
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