Profiting from Detention

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contracts detention beds from a number of private prison corporations. Courtesy of: Detention Watch Network. “The Influence of the Private Prison Industry in Immigrant Detention”. detentionwatchnetwork.org.

Courtesy of: Detention Watch Network. “The Influence of the Private Prison Industry in Immigrant Detention”. detentionwatchnetwork.org.

ICE Contracts between 7,000-8,000 beds from CCA annually. CCA facilities are located in Texas, Georgia, Arizona, California, and New Jersey. All profits and expenditure data and quotes were taken from CCA Annual Reports filings 2008-2014, http://www.cca.com/investors/financial-information/annual-reports Credit: Map by - C.S. White

All profits and expenditure data and quotes were taken from CCA Annual Reports filings 2008-2014, http://www.cca.com/investors/financial-information/annual-reports Credit: Chart created by - C.S. White

From CCA 2014 AR_10K Form, “Facilities Operations” for years 2012-2014,50. All profits and expenditure data and quotes were taken from CCA Annual Reports filings 2008-2014, http://www.cca.com/investors/financial-information/annual-reports

National Immigrant Justice Center. “Eliminate the Bed Quota”. Immigrantjustice.org. http://www.immigrantjustice.org/eliminate-detention-bed-quota#.Vl-leoSBiwU

All profits and expenditure data and quotes were taken from CCA Annual Reports filings 2008-2014, http://www.cca.com/investors/financial-information/annual-reports Credit: Chart created by C.S. White

National Immigrant Justice Center. “Eliminate the Bed Quota”. Immigrantjustice.org. http://www.immigrantjustice.org/eliminate-detention-bed-quota#.Vl-leoSBiwU. All profits and expenditure data and quotes were taken from CCA Annual Reports filings 2008-2014, http://www.cca.com/investors/financial-information/annual-reports

The Eloy Detention Center is the 2nd largest CCA Facility. With 1596 beds, it accounts for 22% of the total CCA contracted beds, in 2014. From CCA Annual Reports 2014, “Facilities and Facility Management Contracts,” pp. 10-14.

All profits and expenditure data and quotes were taken from CCA Annual Reports filings 2008-2014, http://www.cca.com/investors/financial-information/annual-reports.

“Certain of our contracts with federal partners contain “take-or-pay” clauses that guarantee the federal partner access to a minimum bed capacity in exchange for a fixed monthly payment.” -CCA Annual Report 2014 Credit: Photo by Margaret Reagan Courtesy of: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/yolanda-in-limbo/Content?oid=4934664

Credit: Photo by Aaron Morrison Courtesy of: http://www.ibtimes.com/illegal-immigration-2015-immigrant-activists-protest-deaths-ice-detainees-phoenix-1966763

Created by - Christen S. White

Profiting from Detention: How Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Turns People into Profits

Sources:

Detention Watch Network. “The Influence of the Private Prison Industry in Immigrant Detention”. detentionwatchnetwork.org.

All profits and expenditure data and quotes were taken from CCA Annual Reports filings 2008-2014, http://www.cca.com/investors/financial-information/annual-reports

National Immigrant Justice Center. “Eliminate the Bed Quota”. Immigrantjustice.org. http://www.immigrantjustice.org/eliminate-detention-bed-quota#.Vl-leoSBiwU (accessed 11-02-2015)

“Illegal Immigration 2015: Immigrant Activists Protest Deaths of ICE Detainees in Phoenix”. Ibtimes.com. http://www.ibtimes.com/illegal-immigration-2015-immigrant-activists-prot... (accessed November 2, 2015)