- Cervantes-Gautschi, P. (June 10 2010). Wall street and the criminalization of immigrants.America’s Program. Retrieved from http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/3304.
This article discusses the lobbying practices of the private prison industry, highlighting how CCA and GEO Group have had a hand in shaping public policy. Parallels are drawn between these corporations, giving examples of human rights violations surrounding the controversial CCA-run T. Don Hutto Detention Center and other facilities run by GEO Group.
- Hodai, Beau. (June 21, 2010). Corporate Con Game: How the Private Prison Industry Helped Shape Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law. In These Times. Retrieved from http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/6084/corporate_con_game/. Expanded version available at https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/22734_displayArticle.aspx.
- Aki, S., Visconti, L., & Frankel, B. (Oct 15 2010). The prison industrial complex: Biased,predatory and growing. DiversityInc.com. Retrieved from:http://diversityinc.com/article/8063/The-Prison-Industrial-Complex-Biased-Predatory-and-Growing.
This article examines the way in which the prison industrial complex has grown since the late 1990s, and the federal government's partnership on multiple fronts with the private prison industry.
- Sullivan, L. (Oct 28 2010). Prison economics help drive Arizona immigration law. National Public Radio. Retrieved from
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130833741.
In this ground-breaking story, reporters uncovered the private prison industry's influence in drafting and passing Arizona's controversial SB 1070, a law that mandates racial profiling and incarcerates anyone who is unable to provide on-the-spot proof of citizenship.
- Foley, E. (Sep 17 2010). Prison industry ties to anti-immigration bills. The Washington Independent. Retrieved from http://washingtonindependent.com/97747/prison-industry-ties-to-anti-immigration-bills.
One of the first stories tying Arizona's SB 1070 to the private prison industry. The article describes the close relationships between Arizona lawmakers and CCA.
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