This category focuses on corporate involvement in youth imprisonment as part of the U.S. criminal punishment system and the detention of youth and families as part of the U.S. immigration system. This includes:
- Companies that operate specialized prisons and "alternatives to incarceration" for youth, such as juvenile "correctional" and "residential" facilities. The publicly traded companies that used to provide such services, including GEO Group and G4S, have exited the industry, which is dominated by privately held companies and nonprofit organizations.
- Companies that operate immigration detention centers designed for families or unaccompanied minors.
- Companies that operate adult private prisons and jails, which are also used to hold minors.
Companies included in the latter two examples are also included in our Facility Management category.
For our 2019 report on this industry, see here.
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