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May 15, 2013 7:40PM Joliet City Councilman Jim McFarland said Wedneday its time for a public airing on an immigrant detention facility. McFarland, who was elected to the council in April with support from opponents of a detention facility, said he
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Nor, however, is it supposed to include being raped by fellow prisoners or staff, beaten by guards for the slightest provocation, driven mad by long-term solitary confinement, or killed off by medical neglect. These are the fates of thousands of
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Texas (AP) Texas Senate and House budget negotiators have tentatively agreed to close two privately run state prisons. The Texas Board of Criminal Justice would decide which two prisons to shutter under the Friday's agreement, the Austin American-
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The Associated Press The Associated Press 2 hours ago Associated Press Human rights groups are demanding more transparency and independent oversight over the nation's immigration detention centers after two Guatemalans committed suicide at an
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Miss. The family of a guard killed during a prison riot in Mississippi has filed a federal lawsuit that says inadequate staffing and poor treatment created a dangerous environment. Correction officer Catlin Carithers was beaten to death during the
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The city of Dallas has long hoped to seize control of the land presently occupied by the Dawson State Jail, at bottom right (Michael Ainsworth/Staff photographer) The privately run Dawson State Jail on the Trinity River is under fire again, this time
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The private prison population in the US has rocketed 17-fold over the last two decades mostly on the shoulders of the deep-pocketed prison lobby, and the business continues to thrive. Try confining yourself to a small room in your home, like a
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April 21, 2013 A small but growing number of American corporations, operating in businesses as diverse as private prisons, billboards and casinos, are making an aggressive move to reduce or even eliminate their federal tax bills. They are declaring
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Idaho The private company that operates Idaho's largest prison admitted Thursday that it falsified nearly 4,800 hours of staffing records over seven months last year in violation of its annual contract with the state. The admission by the Nashville,
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N.H. (AP) New Hampshire officials are cancelling their pursuit of private prison options after a consultant's report raised serious concerns over security and compliance with court orders. MGT of America, based in Tallahassee, Fla., was hired last
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