private prisons

Workers raise a fence in front of white kevlar tents
Justice
A private prison company with a troubled past looks to reopen an immigration detention facility in Texas
A view of hands on the window of a prison cell door
Global Politics
Poor health care in immigrant detention centers may get worse under Trump
Front of building with sign for Prairieland Detention Center
Justice
President Trump, how will you handle cases of abuse at privately run prisons and immigration detention centers?
Front of building with sign for Prairieland Detention Center
Economics
In a small Texas town, a new private detention center for transgender migrants brings jobs — and concerns
Front of Adelanto detention center with GEO Group sign
Justice
California’s governor vetoed a bill that would stop privately run migrant detention. What now?
Inmates serving a jail sentence relax at Maricopa County's Tent City jail in Phoenix
Justice
Australia and the UK have a higher proportion of inmates in private prisons than the US
A woman looks out a window of a holding cell
Justice
The Department of Justice will stop contracting with private prison companies, but immigration officials won’t follow suit