Category Archives: Homeland Security

DeSantis releases heavily redacted proposals from companies seeking Florida migrant flights contract

Posted on June 22, 2023 by David Isenberg

DeSantis releases heavily redacted proposals from companies seeking Florida migrant flights contract “Confidential trade secret information” was cited as the reason why the documents had huge chunks of information blacked out.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Senate Investigation: Doctor Contracted By ICE Medically Abused Dozens Of Women

Posted on November 19, 2022 by David Isenberg

Senate Investigation: Doctor Contracted By ICE Medically Abused Dozens Of Women Kevin Gosztola Nov 16, 2022 7 min Stewart Smith, the assistant director for ICE’s Health Service Corps, testifying before the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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New Mexico is paying millions to take control of private prisons as inmate populations decline

Posted on November 4, 2022 by David Isenberg

Illustration by Kevin Beaty Posted inCriminal Justice Sticker shock It’s been one year since New Mexico took control of two private prisons, a shift that could cost hundreds of millions of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Federal judge rules GEO Group — which runs an ICE detention center in Aurora — can’t be shielded from class-action lawsuit

Posted on November 4, 2022 by David Isenberg

Federal judge rules GEO Group — which runs an ICE detention center in Aurora — can’t be shielded from class-action lawsuit By Tony Gorman · Oct. 19, 2022, 5:03 pm Hart… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Sheriffs Offered Caribbean Cruises and Florida Retreats as Part of Jail Telecom Contracts

Posted on October 25, 2022 by David Isenberg

Sheriffs Offered Caribbean Cruises and Florida Retreats as Part of Jail Telecom Contracts Smart Communications, a for-profit Florida company that sells phone, videochat, and email-like services to prisons and jails, told… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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GEO Group Wins Legal Challenge to California Ban on Private Immigrant Prisons

Posted on October 12, 2022 by David Isenberg

GEO Group Wins Legal Challenge to California Ban on Private Immigrant Prisons Daniel Wiessner / Reuters A communal area is seen at the Adelanto immigration detention center, which is run by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures

Posted on July 19, 2022 by David Isenberg

Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures Lee Fang / The Intercept The Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility operated by CoreCivic in Tutwiler, Mississippi, Aug. 16,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Five Florida Companies Make Millions Thanks to ICE Contracts

Posted on July 19, 2022 by David Isenberg

Five Florida Companies Make Millions Thanks to ICE Contracts Manuel Madrid July 5, 2019 8:00AM U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The political price of being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Enough is enough’: Immigrants sue private prison company GEO Group over $1 a day wages

Posted on July 19, 2022 by David Isenberg

Daily Kos Attribution: AP Detained immigrants forced to work at a GEO Group facility in Washington, D.C. The caption says its during a media tour in 2019, because the prison thought… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private immigration prisons are a wasteland of human rights abuses, and of federal dollars

Posted on July 19, 2022 by David Isenberg

Daily Kos Attribution: AFP via Getty Images “Mothers, wives and family members of detainees at the Adelanto Immigration Detention Center rally outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on September 30,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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