15 Feb 2023 8:03 pm
CoreCivic (formerly CCA) is one of the largest private prison systems in the Country.ScottMon » 15 Feb 2023, 8:50 pm » wrote: ↑ I don't think you understand. There is a whole prison market out there that will gladly hold you regardless of of your innocence or guilt.
Crime and profit: Why prison is good for business in the U.S. - CGTN
The company's revenue in 2012 exceeded $1.7 billion.[5] By 2015, its contracts with federal correctional and detention authorities generated up to 51% of its revenues. It operated 22 federal facilities with the capacity for 25,851 prisoners.[6] By 2016, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) along with GEO Group were running "more than 170 prisons and detention centres". CCA's revenues in 2015 were $1.79bn.[7]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoreCiv ... ian_2016-7
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