Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Private prisons emerged in the mid-1980s. Their first contracts were in immigration detention, a space they continue to dominate ...

I was proud to be associated with the bank for many years. Until now. Citizens has profited from ICE’s hostile occupation of ...

The United States incarcerates more of its people per capita than any nation in the world, with overall numbers that are declining but still extremely high. Ashoka’s Lisbet Portman sat down with ...

Since Donald Trump retook office, his administration has moved forward with promises to expand the surveillance, detention, and deportation of immigrants, an operation that heavily relies on private ...

It was Super Bowl Sunday in 1984 when a roadside motel in Houston closed its doors to 87 immigrants who lacked documentation. Three businessmen chose to transform The Olympic Motel into a makeshift ...

Across Maryland’s prison system, incarcerated workers assemble furniture, sew clothing, and even manufacture cleaning chemicals. In spite of making the state more than $50 million annually in revenue, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Mbekeani analyzes the intersection of public finance & policy The private prison industry did not emerge fully formed ...

As the government and law enforcement brace for the sweeping ramifications of President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to deport what could be millions of undocumented immigrants from the United States, ...

The much-lamented “green screen” used to be the only interface state and incarcerated workers had to manage the products and services offered by the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA). And ...