CCA and GEO Group have lost a high-profile investor–the United Methodist Church–are these for-profit prison operators feeling the pain? The Church pulled out nearly $1 million worth of stock. Via allgov.com ### Private prison operators have lost a high-profile investor, now that one of the nation’s largest Protestant churches has pulled its money from the [...]

Sound too good to be true? Well, yes and no. ICE will soon put a halt on its deputizing program known as 287(g) in efforts to cut it’s budget, but it will also shift its resources to selling the Secure Communities program. Secure Communities requires local enforcement to check bookings against a federal ICE database. [...]

Thanks to the residents of Southwest Ranches/Pembroke Pines for posting this on their noprisonswr.org site. The Florida privatization bill is dead; now what? How does this affect the community of Broward county? It seems that Corrections Corporation of America, or CCA, is feeling the pain. They issued a robocall, which the residents downloaded and we [...]

With the California Dream Act and the California Prosperity and Opportunity Act, California seems to be at the forefront of immigrant rights. (Flickr: inyhack) via Huffington Post ### This is a teen-written article from our friends at L.A. Youth, a nonprofit organization that helps teens advocate for themselves through journalism, literacy and civic engagement. We’re running [...]

In any light that you put it, the proposed Southwest Ranches detention facility is a disaster. The Broward Sierra Club brings to the light the environmental degradation the project would reap. (Flickr: Friends of Shannon Harps) via The Florida Indipendent ### The Broward Group of the Sierra Club today announced its opposition to the federal immigration [...]

In the midsts of some of the most draconian anti-immigrant legislation the country has seen, California state Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes proposes that the federal government also be held accountable for the protection of immigrants. The California Opportunity And Prosperity Act would let undocumented immigrants work legally in California. via Huffington Post ### LOS ANGELES — [...]

Since the release of our story on the Bill Clayton Detention Facility the situation in the town of Littlefield hasn’t improved. The facility was auctioned, but the sale fell through and so Littlefield is right back at square one. The nightmare the Geo Group brought to town won’t end. via burntorangereport.com ### What happens if [...]

A lot of people today complain about cutting the deficit at all expenses. But it seems to me that the deficit could be dramatically cut, or even eliminated if those same folks reconsidered a few things  - *cough* war, imprisonment *cough* photo via agrilifetoday Article Via Huffington Post By Verna Gates ### BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Feb 1 [...]

Today, the Private Corrections Institute, a Florida-based non-profit watchdog organization that opposes the privatization of correctional services, sharply condemned a pair of bills recently introduced in the state Senate, SPB 7172 and SPB 7170, saying they would result in a giveaway to for-profit prison companies at the expense of Florida taxpayers. Via Privateci.org PRESS RELEASE [...]

The for-profit prison industry has not only a strong physical presence in Florida but also a significant amount of political power. The National Institute on Money has released records that show that donors from the private prison industry made nearly $1 million in contributions to Florida campaigns in 2010—the most the industry has given over [...]