Private prison

Advocates gather outside the county building in McHenry County, Woodstock, Illinois, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

ICE contracts at local, regional level spark contentious debate

May 21, 2021Immigration

Without a federal mandate to end immigration detention in county jails and private detention centers, advocates continue turn to local and state lawmakers to act.

Immigrant children now housed in a tent encampment walk in single file at the facility near the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas, June 19, 2018.

Private prison shares rise as US eyes more migrant family detention space

June 23, 2018Immigration