Death for Profit (VIDEO)
Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Politics
A great video detailing how CCA and other private prison companies profit off human misery and suffering.
Strong Launch for the Divestment Campaign
Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Business
Wells Fargo’s stock holdings supports an industry that purposefully tries to incarcerate an ever-increasing number of people to drive up profits.
It Was A Mini Riot, Yet No Guards Intervened
Posted on 28. Jun, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Business
Jones, a black gay man, was intentionally placed by guards into a housing unit where he would be assaulted by other prisoners.
Interesting Logic In Prison Guard’s Legal Defense
Posted on 31. May, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Business
Prison guard claims that trying his case will take too much of the court’s time.
CCA and Tuesday’s Supreme Court Decision
Posted on 26. May, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Business
Tuesday, SCOTUS ruled in Brown v. Plata that California must reduce its prison population by over 30,000 prisoners.
The Private Prison Agenda in Florida
Posted on 13. May, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Politics
The GEO Group looks to privatize as many as 18,000 more prison beds in the state.
CCA Lies About Republican Campaign Donations
Posted on 18. Apr, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Business
Steven Owen recently went on record in the Columbia Tribune saying that CCA had no role in crafting Arizona’s SB1070.
Ohio’s Governor is an Idiot
Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Politics
Ohio Governor John Kasich is yet another cookie-cutter republican looking to defund and cripple unions, slash taxes for the wealthy, and turn over government functions to his cronies in the private sector.
Staying True to His Word, Unfortunately
Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Mike Tartaglia in Politics
John Kasich, the new governor of Ohio, has made it clear he intends to privatize more of his state’s prison system.
Unregulated Prisons
Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by Mike Tartaglia in Business
CCA has worked extensively to try to defeat legislation that would require any prison contracting with the federal government to be bound by public records laws.
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