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8 August 2026

Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb

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Source reporting: NPR News

Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb

That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1. 6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)

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