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Prison contracts regularly come up for reconsideration

by Beryl Lipton

May 01, 2018

Each year, dozens of private prison contracts come up for re-bid. Help MuckRock’s Private Prison Project by letting us know about the contract debate near you.

The year in Private Prisons

by Beryl Lipton

December 22, 2017

Private prisons were still on notice at the start of the year, but they quickly regained their footing. Here are some developments from this year in privatized incarceration.

After a five-year hiatus, Kentucky is reconnecting with private prisons

by Beryl Lipton

November 21, 2017

With a prison population straining within aging facilities and under the effects of opioid addiction, the Bluegrass State is returning to the Lee Adjustment Center to house some of its inmates.

Looking back at the last three years in private prisons

by Beryl Lipton

July 28, 2017

Developments in the last three years have injected drama into the lives of private prison companies, but the criticisms of watchdogs in and out of government proved no match for correctional companies in support of the new Presidential administration.

Better know a private prison giant: CoreCivic’s Board of Directors

by Beryl Lipton

June 20, 2017

Who’s overseeing America’s largest for-profit prison operation? More than a few familiar faces, including one former head of a federal law enforcement agency.