The Billion-Dollar Private Prison Companies Capitalizing On Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

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How ‘Bankruptcy’ Lets Private Prison Contractors Evade Accountability

Private jail medical contractors have made a business out of avoiding consequences for civil rights violations. They offer local governments inexpensive, substandard medical care for their jails and then find creative ways to avoid litigation. Wellpath, the country’s largest private medical contractor, provides healthcare to hundreds of facilities across dozens of states. The company generated more than $2 billion in revenue in 2023. It is also …

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The Billion-Dollar Private Prison Companies Capitalizing On Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

For years, immigration detention centers run by Geo Group and CoreCivic have been plagued by allegations of dangerous conditions, negligence and mismanagement, which the companies deny. And they’re about to get a massive influx of new detainees from President Trump’s mass deportation effort.

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Although their penitentiary centers have been accused of neglect and poor conditions, Geo Group and CoreCivic are poised to cash in on Trump's crackdown on immigrants. But will they cope with the millions of new detainees?

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The billion-dollar private prison companies capitalising on Trump’s immigration crackdown

Though their detention centers have been plagued by allegations of negligence and poor conditions, Geo Group and CoreCivic are poised to make bank off Trump’s immigration crackdown. But can they handle millions of new detainees? ERIC GAY/AP The prognosis for Dulce Atahuaman Carhuancho was grim. Doctors at the Oschner Lafayette General Hospital in Louisiana had told the 21-year-old’s family she might not survive her brain bleed. Though the cause …