The Long Stay is a fantastic article. It's a shame to see how effective CCA is at peddling their influence via political connections and their work in ALEC. ALEC is a registered nonprofit which for some reason is able to promote model legislation (as far as I know, nonprofits aren't permitted to engage in that sort of political work), but as this article notes, it brings in millions of dollars in revenue and serves as little more than a front group for corporate interests that run directly counter to what many Americans want their tax dollars to be spent on. We spend nearly $70 billion per year to incarcerate people, mostly our own citizens, throwing billions of dollars at companies like CCA and GEO that have long and sordid histories of abusing prisoners under their care. Private prisons are a scourge on this country. For way more information on how private prisons are wasting our money and violating human rights across the country, check out http://whyihatecca.blogspot.com