When a Small Town’s Private Prison Goes Bust
Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn. Mark Vancleave/ZUMA This commentary was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the US criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter, or follow The Marshall Project on Facebook or Twitter. Bob Thompson, the city coordinator of Appleton, Minnesota, had a bright idea in the spring of 1990. Thompson,…
America’s Biggest Private Prison Company Just Hosted Its Annual Conference at a Trump Golf Resort
President Donald Trump talks to a caddie during a round of golf at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Wire The country’s biggest private prison company last week held its annual leadership conference at a golf resort owned by President Donald Trump, underscoring an increasingly cozy…