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In March 2020, though all other outside company jobs were halted, the Arizona corrections department announced about 140 women were being abruptly moved from their prison to a metal hangar-like ...
In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to U.S. prisoners wind up in the supply chains of a dizzying array of products from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball ...
Of those companies, Tesla is the only one that’s publicly traded. Shares of the electric vehicle maker closed 15% higher Wednesday, while competing companies like Rivian ( RIVN ) and Lucid ...
The Prison-Industries Act allowed third-party companies to buy prison manufactured goods from prison factories and sell the products locally or ship them across state lines. [68] Through the program PIECP, there were "thirty jurisdictions with active [PIE] operations."
The company has capitalized on budgetary strains across the country as governments embrace privatization in pursuit of cost savings. Nearly 40 percent of the nation’s juvenile delinquents are today committed to private facilities, according to the most recent federal data from 2011, up from about 33 percent twelve years earlier.
Tihar Jail, one of the largest and most overcrowded prisons in India, has started using its brand TJ to sell goods at showrooms. The products sold under the TJ brand include snacks, food products, furniture, handicrafts, garments, and other items made by the inmates. [13] [14]
In the United States in 2015, women made up 10.4% of the incarcerated population in adult prisons and jails. [5] [6] Between 2000 and 2010, the number of males in prison grew by 1.4% per annum, while the number of females grew by 1.9% per annum. From 2010 to 2013, the numbers fell for both genders, −0.8% for males and −0.5% for females.
The Trump administration could be a boon for business for private prison companies in the U.S. if the president-elect delivers on his promise to crack down on illegal immigration.