Natl: Prisons for the Whole Family
June 5, 2006 - 3:56pm
There are bright murals and playground equipment behind cyclone fences and razor wire in a new prison in Taylor, Texas, but the child-friendly accessories aren’t for the visiting area. They’re for the children who live in this prison with their families. The prison is one of two private prisons built and run by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to incarcerate people waiting for deportation hearings and their families.
The new prisons represent a shift in federal policy. Previously, people suspected of being in the United States without the proper paperwork were allowed to remain in the community while awaiting a deportation hearing or deportation. The new policy is to keep a person and his or her family locked up.
The new prisons mean new money for the Corrections Corporation of America. The more people the federal government locks up, the more money taxpayers give the corporation. Forty percent of the company’s annual revenue comes from federal contracts.
This news brief is based on a story from the Tennesseean.com, Immigration Crackdown Creates New Profit Opportunity for CCA. If the link is broken, check their archives.
The new prisons represent a shift in federal policy. Previously, people suspected of being in the United States without the proper paperwork were allowed to remain in the community while awaiting a deportation hearing or deportation. The new policy is to keep a person and his or her family locked up.
The new prisons mean new money for the Corrections Corporation of America. The more people the federal government locks up, the more money taxpayers give the corporation. Forty percent of the company’s annual revenue comes from federal contracts.
This news brief is based on a story from the Tennesseean.com, Immigration Crackdown Creates New Profit Opportunity for CCA. If the link is broken, check their archives.
