Shutting Down the Profiteers: Why and How the Department of Homeland Security Should Stop Using Private Prisons

Document Date: September 30, 2016
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This new report from the American Civil Liberties Union spotlights the dangerously close ties between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the private prison industry, describes the human toll of over-detention and privatization, and provides a concrete plan for how ICE can and should phase out its reliance on private prisons.

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