GEO Group, Inc.: Despite a Crashing Economy, Private Prison Firm Turns a Handsome Profit

While the nation’s economy flounders, business is booming for The GEO Group Inc., a private prison firm that is paid millions by the U.S. government to detain undocumented immigrants and other federal inmates. In the last year and a half, GEO announced plans to add a total of at least 3,925 new beds to immigration lockups in five locations. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and the U.S. Marshals Service, which hire the company, will fill the beds with inmates awaiting court and deportation proceedings. Continuación: Private Prison Firm Turns a Handsome Profit... El Gobierno Americano paga millones para que unos pocos se enriquezcan a costa de maltrato, explotación y mal servicio. Recortan dinero del presupuesto de maestros de arte y cultura, música, educación física y de materiales escolares e instrumentos musicales debido a que dicho dinero se lo llevan en ganancias las grandes corporaciones. **