Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb

Private prison companies, including GeoGroup and CoreCivic, reported a whopping $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detention numbers have surged. This figure doesn't even include the $1.6 billion CoreCivic netted from selling four facilities to the Department of Homeland Security. The increasing revenue underscores a troubling trend in the U.S. immigration system, highlighting how private entities profit from detaining migrants. This raises serious ethical questions about the role of profit in the administration of justice and the treatment of vulnerable populations.