Obama Gave $1bn To Private Prisons, Bypassing Law Amid 2014 Immigration Crisis – Report

‘The Obama administration bypassed public bidding laws to seal a $1 billion deal with the largest prison company in the US, all to handle a surge of immigrants from Central America, a new report reveals. Critics say the measure has been ineffective.
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) inked a lucrative four-year contract to build a detention facility at the South Texas Family Residential Center, which would accommodate women and children seeking asylum in the US.’
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