The private prison industry set records for political spending in 2016, including an illegal donation from GEO Group to a Trump super PAC. They also frequent Trump-owned properties. The return on their investment? Record-setting revenue from fed contracts.https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/12/19/ice-detention-private-prisons-expands-under-trump-administration/4393366002/ …
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As a federal contractor, GEO is prohibited from writing checks to influence elections. But they did anyway, since the @FEC no longer enforces the law. Today the public is left wondering whether GEO money bought favorable treatment for the entire industry. https://campaignlegal.org/update/americans-left-dark-over-reasons-behind-private-prison-policy-reversal …
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