News & Commentary about Private Prisons


Jun 20, 2013
Corrections Corporation of America Loses Four Prison Contracts This Month

May 30, 2013
I Was Raped at East Mississippi Correctional Facility

May 30, 2013
NEW LAWSUIT: Massive Human Rights Violations at Mississippi Prison

May 24, 2013
Kanye West, "New Slaves" and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit

May 16, 2013
Open Letter to the Corrections Corporation of America after 30 Years of Locking People Up for Profit

May 7, 2013
Three Reasons to Join Our Protest of 30 Years of Private Prisons Today in D.C.

May 6, 2013
Two Weeks of Protests Start Tomorrow! 30 Years of For-Profit Prisons Is Nothing to Celebrate

May 1, 2013
Eighteen Months of Sometimes Deadly Screw-Ups: Ohio Must Get Out of the For-Profit Prison Business

Apr 2, 2013
VICTORY! Students Triumph over Private Prison Company’s Bid to Name College Football Stadium

Mar 4, 2013
Private Prison Company Doctors Its Own Wikipedia Page and Fabricates Facts to Fight Bad Publicity