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!["If we build it, they will come.” The private prison industry in California Part 2](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/cccfcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
“If we build it, they will come.” The private prison industry in California Part 2
by
Beryl Lipton
California City, like the prison to match, was a town built on speculation. In the second half of this series, we look at how Corrections Corporation played the long game in CA and seems to be winning.
![How the private prison industry came to California Part 1](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/CaliforniaCityCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
How the private prison industry came to California Part 1
by
Beryl Lipton
In this two part series, we look at how one community invited in private prison giant Corrections Corp - and why they can’t get them to leave.