The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will take control and staff two prisons in Central Texas later this year ...

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown means a huge influx of federal dollars to two major private prison companies.

After losing his son in a private prison, Tim Leeper fought for reform, and Tennessee lawmakers listened. Now, private prisons with high death rates will face consequences.

After losing his son in a private prison, Tim Leeper fought for reform, and Tennessee lawmakers listened. Now, private prisons with high death rates will face consequences.

CoreCivic and GEO Group receive multi-million dollar no-bid contracts to reactivate penitentiary centers with a history of ...

Private prisons emerged in the mid-1980s. Their first contracts were in immigration detention, a space they continue to dominate today. But soon after, they broke into the much larger correctional ...

Only about 7% of prisoners in the U.S. are housed in private prisons, but nearly 90% of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are held in privately run facilities.

A judge has halted CoreCivic, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered ...

Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump pushes for mass deportations, with some facilities nabbing lucrative ...

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Private prisons operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump pushes for mass ...

CoreCivic’s shuttered facility now known as the Midwest Regional Reception Center is seen in Leavenworth, Kansas, on June 4. ICE is looking to use no-bid contracts to reopen shuttered prisons ...