U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on July 30, 2018. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. By Alex Kotch A former legislative aide to now–Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been lobbying his former boss’s Department of Justice on behalf of a private-prison giant that has seen its DOJ contracts increase under the Trump administration. Roughly two months before Donald Trump won the …
U.S. Reps Speak About Their Private Prison Investments, and So Do Their Critics
Rep. Lois Frankel, Kris Connor/Getty Images; an inmate in California, Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images; Rep. Kenny Marchant, Via marchant.house.gov. By Alex Kotch After TYT reported on the private-prison investments of three members of Congress, two are publicly addressing the issue. Democratic Florida Rep. Lois Frankel owned up to $30,000 worth of stock in Tennessee-based CoreCivic, according to financial disclosure documents …
Gianforte Bought Private Prison Stock as Trump Immigration Policy Boosted Its Profits
Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Montana) in a police photo at his booking last year on assault charges. (Image: Gallatin County Justice Court.) By Alex Kotch The second-richest member of Congress made a six-figure purchase earlier this year of stock in a major private prison company that’s profiting handsomely from increased immigrant detention under Trump administration policy, federal records show. Rep. Greg …
Private Prisons in Oklahoma: Legalized Bribery?
The industry making the most sizable donations to politicians in the state of Oklahoma is the private prison industry, including companies like Corrections Corporation of America and the Geo Group.
Full Episode: Rich A**holes, Private Prisons, 60 Minutes Fails & Online Dating
Are the rich more self-involved and less empathetic than the rest of us? Berkeley professor Paul Piff’s research suggests that may be the case.
Private Prisons Purchase Politicians For Profit & It Works!
The role of private facilities under a new state prison reform law was among the concerns that led to the quashing of parts of the law, documents released by Gov. Mary Fallin’s office show.