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America's Private Gulag
What is the most profitable industry in America? Weapons, oil and computer technology all offer high rates of return, but there is probably no sector of the economy so abloom with money as the privately-run prison industry.
Consider the growth of the Corrections Corporation of America, the industry leader whose ...
Consider the growth of the Corrections Corporation of America, the industry leader whose ...
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More from this issue:
- America's Private Gulag, by Ken Silverstein
- Speedy Death Penalty Provisions Enjoined in California
- Strange Bedfellows; CCA's Political Connections, by Alex Friedmann
- Texas Sheriff Exploits Prisoner Labor
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Grievance Retaliation Unconstitutional
- Qualified Immunity for Strip Search
- PLRA Not Enough for Fourth Circuit
- Sixth Circuit Issues PLRA IFP Order
- Fifth Circuit Holds that PLRA Requires Fees in All Pending Cases
- Ninth Circuit: PLRA Doesn't Apply to Habeas
- Massachusetts Court Avoids Ruling on Consent Decree Termination
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Declaratory Relief), by John Midgley
- Federal Parolees Kicked off Internet
- Texas Prison Building Corruption, Problems and Dangers
- A Matter of Fact
- Jury Verdict in Prisoner Attack Affirmed
- On the Edge of Midnight, by Mr Wolf
- CDC Consent Decree Contempt Vacated
- California Prisoner Wins Judgment Against Guard in Shooting
- PLN Readers Dissatisfied with Freedom Press
- California Slave Labor Loses Money
- Denial of Eyeglasses Violates Eighth Amendment
- Swastika Carved on CDC Prison Guard Rifle
- Illinois Jail Conditions Suit States Claim
- FTCA Suit Not Barred by Prior Bivens Claim
- Trial Required on ADA EFV Claim
- California Prisoners Entitled to Contact Attorney Visits
- No Frivolousness Review Allowed When Filing Fee Paid
- Book Review - Privatization and the Provision of Correctional Services: Context and Consequences
- Iowa Retaliation Verdict Affirmed
- Pro Se Litigant Entitled to Defendant's Identity
- Relation Back Period Suspended during IFP Application
- 'Scared Straight' Youths Molested in Texas Prison
- Prison NA Meetings Violate Establishment Clause
- BOP Owes Duty of Care to Prisoners
- TB Isolation May Violate RFRA
- News in Brief
- Habeas Petition Not Mooted by Segregation Release
- BOP Can't Set Restitution
- Wisconsin RFRA Jewelry Ruling Affirmed
- Mississippi Detainees Awarded Damages in Disciplinary Suit
- Prisoners' Spouses Challenge Washington 35% Law
- Massachusetts Prisoners Awarded Back Pay
- $7,500 Awarded in Guard Beating
More from Ken Silverstein:
- “Progressive” Seattle Mayoral Candidate Exposed as Shill for the Private Prison Industry, July 1, 2021
- Interview: Jodie Sinclair on Her New Book, “Love Behind Bars”, Sept. 1, 2020
- Interview: Corene Kendrick on How the Prison Litigation Reform Act Strips Prisoners of Legal Rights, Sept. 1, 2020
- Prison Postcards: “I feel as though I was either in a car accident or beaten by a baseball bat.”, Aug. 1, 2020
- Interview: Jessica Sandoval of Unlock the Box on Solitary Confinement, Aug. 1, 2020
- Prison Postcards: A Plea from Kentucky and Dispatches from Texas and Massachusetts, July 1, 2020
- Interview: Alec Karakatsanis of the Civil Rights Corps on Money Bail and Debtors’ Prisons, July 1, 2020
- Prison Postcards: Official Accounts Differ from Prisoner Accounts as the Pandemic Spreads, June 1, 2020
- Interview: David Fathi of ACLU’s National Prison Project on Criminal Justice Reform in the Age of Coronavirus, June 1, 2020
- Interview: Don Specter of the Prison Law Office on California Prisons, COVID-19 and Governor Newsom, June 1, 2020
More from these topics:
- U.S. Justice Department Investigating Tennessee CoreCivic Prison After Mother of Murdered Prisoner Reaches Settlement, March 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison/Jail Murders, Staffing, Settlements, Wrongful Death.
- Prison Profiteers Ready to Help Trump Make Good on Deportation Threats, Feb. 15, 2025. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Government Misconduct, Deportation/Removal/Exclusion, Police/Govt Misconduct.
- Nearly 800 California Prisoners Battle Huge Los Angeles Wildfires—for About $1 an Hour, Feb. 15, 2025. Prison Labor, Emergency Aid Doctrine, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
- Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, Jan. 15, 2025. Prison Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
- Turn Key Health Walks Away From Oklahoma County Jail, Jan. 15, 2025. Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors, Contractor Liability.
- Washington Prisoners Prep for Firefighting Career After Release, Jan. 15, 2025. Prison Labor, Education, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, jobs, Emergency Aid Doctrine.
- California Supreme Court: Jail Detainees Not Entitled to Minimum Wage, or Any Wages, Dec. 15, 2024. Prison Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act.
- GEO Group Just Wants to Be a Landlord for Oklahoma DOC, Dec. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons, Fines.
- Tennessee Attorney Sues Federal Court Over Gag Order in CoreCivic Suit, Dec. 15, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorneys, Gag Order.
- Angola Prisoners Granted Limited Relief From “Farm Line” Work, Nov. 15, 2024. Prison Labor, Grounds for Relief, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).