News & Commentary about Privatized Immigration Detention


Apr 8, 2020
鈥淭hey Don鈥檛 Care if You Die鈥: Immigrants in ICE Detention Fear the Spread of COVID-19

Aug 16, 2019
Corrections Officer Who Struck Rhode Island Protesters with Pickup Truck Resigns

Oct 24, 2016
The Government鈥檚 Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry

Oct 3, 2016
Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here鈥檚 How to Do It.

Aug 31, 2016
No Review Necessary: Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention

Aug 19, 2016
The Justice Department鈥檚 Call to Axe Private-Prison Contracts Is A Victory. ICE Must Now Do the Same to End Federal Prison Profiteering.

Oct 21, 2015
President Obama and Texas Are Colluding to Detain Refugee Children in Private Prisons

Mar 11, 2015
U.S. Looks Overseas for Human Rights Abuses and Ignores U.N. Report Criticizing Its Youth Detention Practices at Home

Feb 27, 2015
The 鈥楩amily-Friendly鈥 Myths of Family Detention Facilities

May 28, 2014
The U.S. Government Treats Detained Immigrants Like Slaves