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For-Profit Prisons Profit from Donations and Incarceration

2/5/2026

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The Appeal's investigation finds for-profit prison companies donated nearly $500,000 to Republican members and $58,000 to Democrats from 2021 to 2025.
CoreCivic and GEO Group, ICE contractors, are expected to generate over $1 billion in ICE revenue in 2025.
The report highlights a father and son detained at CoreCivic's facility, where children face inadequate medical care.
Experts say financial incentives drive immigrant incarceration, perpetuating a profit-driven detention system.

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The Appeal's investigation finds for-profit prison companies donated nearly $500,000 to Republican members and $58,000 to Democrats from 2021 to 2025.
CoreCivic and GEO Group, ICE contractors, are expected to generate over $1 billion in ICE revenue in 2025.
The report highlights a father and son detained at CoreCivic's facility, where children face inadequate medical care.
Experts say financial incentives drive immigrant incarceration, perpetuating a profit-driven detention system.