- Jan 15, 2013
- 3,280
- 1
- 0
American National Catholic Review Report
The thing that caught my eye, especially in light of the lengthy detention of illegals now is this statement:
Many people are unaware that federal, state, and local governments outsource some of their incarceration facilities, and that two companies, the Correctional Corporation of America (C.C.A.) and the GEO Group, with combined revenues of over $3 billion, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year lobbying federal, state, and local officials. When CCA and GEO open new facilities, they rely on a steady stream of clients to fill the beds.
A report earlier this summer in The Nation showed that GEO lobbied Congress to consider an enforcement-first immigration policy, increasing the need for detention facilities to house undocumented individuals as they await hearings or deportation. Border enforcement provisions of one version of the bill call for the construction of an additional 14,000 prison beds, at a $1.6 billion price tag.
The thing that caught my eye, especially in light of the lengthy detention of illegals now is this statement:
Many people are unaware that federal, state, and local governments outsource some of their incarceration facilities, and that two companies, the Correctional Corporation of America (C.C.A.) and the GEO Group, with combined revenues of over $3 billion, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year lobbying federal, state, and local officials. When CCA and GEO open new facilities, they rely on a steady stream of clients to fill the beds.
A report earlier this summer in The Nation showed that GEO lobbied Congress to consider an enforcement-first immigration policy, increasing the need for detention facilities to house undocumented individuals as they await hearings or deportation. Border enforcement provisions of one version of the bill call for the construction of an additional 14,000 prison beds, at a $1.6 billion price tag.
Facebook
Twitter