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    May 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  1. Town hall meeting on Crete immigrant detention center postponed

    A town hall meeting to discuss a proposed federal immigrant detention center in the south suburbs was called off today due to security concerns related to the NATO summit, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    A town hall meeting to discuss a proposed federal immigrant detention center in the south suburbs was called off today due to security concerns related to the NATO summit, officials said. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. postponed the meeting at the Crete-...

    Tags: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, NATO, Prisons, Jesse Jackson, Labor Legislation

  2. Mar 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. New prison for detained immigrants features salad bar, unarmed guards

    As prisons go, the detention center that opened in southern Texas last week may be a pleasant surprise for illegal immigrants and others awaiting possible deportation.
    Los Angeles Times
    As prisons go, the detention center that opened in southern Texas last week may be a pleasant surprise for illegal immigrants and others awaiting possible deportation. Behind tall walls, the grassy compound offers inmates a salad bar, a library with...

    Tags: Human Rights, Economy, Business and Finance, Southwest Ranches, Salads, Illegal Immigrants

  4. Mar 19, 2012 |Column| Petoskey News
  5. Arrest them, sentence them and lock 'em up

    There's something wrong with our nationwide prison system when the Corrections Corporation of America, which runs private prisons, offers $250 million in a proposal to 48 states to buy up state prisons with several provisos -- one of which is states...

    Tags: War Crimes, Punishment, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Pat Robertson, Trials

  6. Jan 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  7. Immigrant lockup a tough sell

    Dozens of residents crowded Crete’s Village Hall today as they decried a proposal to bring an immigration detention center to town.
    Tribune reporter
    Dozens of residents crowded Crete’s Village Hall today as they decried a proposal to bring an immigration detention center to town. During a regularly scheduled village board meeting, which did not have any matters relating to the proposed...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Migration, Illegal Immigrants, Companies and Corporations, Prisons

  8. Jan 19, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  9. Today in Tallahassee: Private prison companies, jobs, sewage, budgets

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers plan to keep discussing prisons, jobs, the courts, drugs and budgets today. The House Economic Affairs Committee leads things off at 8:30 a.m. with a dozen bills on the agenda, including an onsite sewage treatment...
  10. Jan 30, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  11. Campaign finance tracker spotlights prisons

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE — The National Institute on Money in State Politics is highlighting the contributions of private prison companies to Florida politicians in its latest report, just as the Senate prepares to take up a massive prison privatization plan...
  12. Oct 12, 2011 |Story| KIAH-LTV
  13. 46 inmates injured in Oklahoma prison riot

    (CNN) -- A total of 46 inmates were injured during a prison riot at the North Fork Correctional Facility in western Oklahoma, but there were no fatalities, prison officials said Wednesday. Multiple fights had broken out in the 2,500-bed facility on...

    Tags: Injuries and Wounds, CNN (tv network), Prisons, North Fork, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  14. Oct 26, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel
  15. Ethics Commission: Teamsters made no case against Scott

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By David Royse, The News Service of Florida THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 26, 2011…..The Commission on Ethics on Wednesday dismissed a complaint filed by a union that alleged conflict of interest by Gov. Rick Scott in the move to privatize prisons....
  16. Oct 31, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel
  17. Scott administration will not appeal prison privatization case

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has decided not to appeal a recent court ruling that knocked down the state's plans to privatize 29 prisons in South Florida, a major setback for companies like Boca Raton-based GEO and Nashville-based Corrections...
  18. Sep 14, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel
  19. Teamsters file ethics complaint over prison privatization plans

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE — Florida policymakers' push to privatize a huge part of its prison system has drawn the wrath of the Teamsters, which announced Wednesday that it had filed an ethics compliant against Gov. Rick Scott. The complaint with the Florida...
  20. May 12, 2011 |Story| Hola Hoy
  21. May 13, 2011 |Story| Hola Hoy
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