Similarly, CCA, the first and largest private prison company in the U.S., has said in annual reports that "demand for our facilities and services could be adversely affected by the relaxation of ...

The Davidson County jail recently failed a state inspection which found it did not meet some minimum standards. Sheriff Daron ...

Washington Post reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske traveled to Winnfield in northwest Louisiana to hear how locals feel about the ...

For instance, the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the largest private prison company in the US, has spent $17.4 million on lobbying expenditures in the last 10 years and $1.9 million on ...

Senate Republicans are pushing to pass President Donald Trump’s major tax cuts and spending bill after a marathon 24-hour ...

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CoreCivic could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of new federal contracts under President Trump. CBS News took a look at safety records at its prisons in Tennessee.

The Trump administration is planning to use more for-profit prisons to house ICE detainees — raising concerns about some well ...

CoreCivic, the sole private prison operator in the state, currently meets the threshold for reduction, according to state Sen. Mark Pody, who introduced the bill during legislative debate.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will take control and staff two prisons in Central Texas later this year ...