Privatization and Private Prison Contractors
Articles and/or groups related to private contractors and private prison companies, including transport, health care, and construction
MT: Judge Okay's Out-of-State Prisoners at Hardin Jail
June 16, 2008 - 4:04pm A Montana judge recently ruled that a jail built as a money-making scheme for the city of Hardin could accept prisoners from other states. This ruling overturned the opinion from the Montana Secretary of State that said jails could not contract with other states to incarcerate prisoners.
ID: More Prisoners Sent to OK
June 10, 2008 - 9:29am Idaho continues to send its prisoners to private prisons in other states. First it was Texas, and now it’s Oklahoma.
NATL: Prisons for Profit on NOW
June 10, 2008 - 9:15am The PBS program NOW recently dedicated a segment to examining the privatization of prisons. The video, Prisons for Profit, can be watched for free on the NOW web site.
ID: Privatization Plan Withdrawn
February 26, 2008 - 5:17pm Idaho’s Governor C. L. Butch Otter has given up on plans to let private corporations build and operate prisons in Idaho.
ID: Bringing Back ID’s Prisoners or More Money for Corporations?
February 13, 2008 - 10:13am Idaho’s Governor and Director of Correction say they have a plan to bring home the over 500 Idahoans in private prisons in other states. They want the legislature to approve more private prisons for Idaho.
