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Tag Archives: Corrections Corporation of America
Scott Thomas Anderson Interview — Podcast October 2, 2017
The Cutting Four-Piece: Scott Thomas Anderson, Investigative Reporter, On the Crime and Tragedy of Prison Overcrowding. Mike Cosentino interviews Scott Thomas Anderson, crime reporter for the Sacramento News and Review. His book, The Cutting Four-Piece, offers an illuminating tour through the … Continue reading
Posted in Corrections Policy, Criminal Justice Reform, Digital Revolution, Interviews, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Judicial System, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Mass Incarceration, National Politics, Penology, Podcasts, Policing, Private Prisons, Public Accountability, War On Drugs
Tagged Corrections Corporation of America, Geo Group, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, LEAP, Literary Journalism, Public Safety Realignment initiative, Sacramento News and Review, Scott Thomas Anderson
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The Justice Department Is Phasing Out Its Use of Private Prisons: Will the States Follow Suit? — Podcast August 29, 2016
Has the Justice Department Just Struck the First Significant Blow In the Battle Against Rent-Seeking In Our Correctional Systems? Democratic Perspective hosts Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson review the Justice Department’s announcement that some federal contracts with private prison corporations are being phased out. This … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Arizona Politics, Corrections Policy, Corruption, Criminal Justice Reform, Justice System, Law Enforcement, National Politics, Penology, Podcasts, Private Prisons, Privatization
Tagged Corrections Corporation of America, Doug Ducey, Federal Crime Eate, Geo Group, Involuntary Servitude, Jan Brewer, Management and Training Corporation, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Recidivism and Rehabilitation, Recidivism Rates, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, U.S. Department of Justice
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Turning Prisoners Into Profits.
On December 9, 2013, Democratic Perspective aired an interview with Dianne Post. Post is an attorney and leader of the Arizona Justice Alliance, a statewide coalition dedicated to exposing the problems with prisons. According to Post, 23 percent of Arizona … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Arizona Politics, Corrections Policy, Criminology, Government, Interviews, Justice System, LGBT Issues, Private Prisons, Privatization
Tagged American Friends Service Committee, Arizona Corrections, Arizona Justice Alliance, Corrections Corporation of America, Dianne Post, Gov. Jan Brewer, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Tent City
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Privatizing Prisons — Podcast June 11, 2012
Privatizing Prisons: A Bad Idea for Arizona and for the Nation: Bill Timberman joins Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson to discuss the movement to privatize state prisons in Arizona and nationwide — who’s behind it, why they’re pushing … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Politics, Corrections Policy, Immigration, National Politics, Podcasts, Privatization
Tagged American Friends Service Committee, Arizona Department of Corrections, Arizona Republic, Bob Ortega, Charles Ryan, Corrections Corporation of America, Geo Group, Jan Brewer, Kathryn Sneseman, Management & Training Corporation, Paul Senseman, Russell Pearce, Terry Stewart
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