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How Private Prisons Are Profiting From Locking Up US Immigrants
The 2016 presidential election could determine the future of the private prison industry in the US, but its two largest corporations now take in a combined $3.2 billion in annual revenue.
Anatomy of a Texas Prison Uprising
After years of allegations of abuse and neglect at the facility nicknamed "Ritmo" by inmates, prisoners revolted and burned part of it down.
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Texas Private Prison Left 'Uninhabitable' After Immigrant Detainees Riot Over Poor Conditions
The melee is the latest in a string of recent uprisings at lucrative federally contracted private prison facilities used to house undocumented immigrants.
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