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Amid escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric and legislative crackdowns at the state and federal levels, private prison corporations are once again expanding their grip on U.S. detention policy. In fact, today roughly 90 percent of detained immigrants are held in privately operated facilities, the highest share in history. This industry exists despite years of promises to phase out for-profit…

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[-] along_the_road@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

Why do you think the debt is growing? This is one giant grift

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