While this report still far from covers all the private sector companies in this space, it capturesĪt the Corrections Accountability Project, our hope is that advocates, litigators, journalists, investors,Īnd the public will use the report to further understand the expansive nature of the prison industrialĬomplex and familiarize themselves with its players. It serves as the largest lens into the prison industrial complex ever This report exposes over 3,100 corporations that profit from the devastating mass incarceration of our Prison industrial complex raise particular concerns for the incarcerated population, vulnerable to Obscure and often monopolistic environment, the private, for-profit corporations that operate in the Focused on their bottom line and advantaged by an Suppliers, commissary merchants, and more. Thousands of vendors that serve the criminal legal system.iii They are healthcare providers, food Today, more than half of the $80 billion spent on incarceration annually in the U.S. Opportunity in the prison boom that started in the1970s.

Operating in the prison industrial complex, are far from the only companies that recognized an Their correctional facilities every year.iiīut CoreCivic and The GEO Group, the most recognized, discussed, and targeted for-profit entities Revenues of $4 billion on the more than 45 million individual nights that people spend incarcerated in Over 150,000 beds.i By 2017, CoreCivic and The GEO Group were generating combined annual carceral population mounted from roughly 660,000 to more thanĢ.2 million, the competitors would grow to own and operate roughly 130 correctional facilities with The following year, The GEO Group also entered the private prison market. In 1983, CoreCivic received its first contract to operate a correctional facility, marking the birth of the Please let the Corrections Accountability Project know if you reprint. The report may not be reproduced in part or in altered form, or if a fee is charged, without the Corrections Accountability Project’s This report may be reproduced in its entirety as long as the Corrections Accountability Project at the Urban Justice Center isĬredited and no charge is imposed. © 2018 Corrections Accountability Project. We specifically thank Luke Noel, Yazmin Baptiste, Grainne Dunne, Emily Rosenzweig, and Ekemini Ekpo for their The Corrections Accountability Project at the Urban Justice Center graciously acknowledges everyone whose time, energy, and passion went into

Vulnerable and under-resourced communities through direct legal service, systemic advocacy, community education, and political organizing. The Urban Justice Center is a non-profit incubator and fiscal sponsor for innovative social justice organizations that serve and empower our most Those who capitalize on our nation's carceral crisis. And finally, we equip andĮmpower change agents-consumers, investors, public agents, elected officials, influencers, litigators, advocates, and the public-to challenge Understanding the mobilizing power of knowledge, we transform our analyses into accessibleĪnd compelling content designed to increase awareness and shift discourse around the commercialization of justice. Harms caused by the prison industrial complex. We start by using our financial lens to conduct research, collect data, and perform innovative analyses aimed at unmasking the On exposing the harms caused by the commercialization of justice and sharing action tools to challenge its exploitation of vulnerableĬommunities. The Corrections Accountability Project (CAP) at the Urban Justice Center is a non-profit criminal justice advocacy organization committed toĮliminating the influence of commercial interests on the criminal legal system and ending the exploitation of those it touches. APRIL 2018Ībout the Corrections Accountability Project

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