Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Monitoring of Contract Prisons
"Privately run federal prisons are more dangerous than those managed
by the Bureau of Prisons and need more oversight, according to a new
report from the Justice Department’s watchdog.
These so-called 'contract prisons' are largely low-security
facilities, typically holding undocumented male immigrants convicted of
federal crimes with less than 7.5 years left on their sentence. They
hold more than 22,000 inmates, about 12 percent of the total federal
prison population. They are run by three companies: Corrections
Corporation of America; GEO Group, Inc.; and Management and Training
Corporation.
Privately run facilities 'incurred more safety and security incidents
per capita than comparable BOP institutions,' according to the report,
released Thursday by the Justice Department’s Inspector General. The
DOJ’s internal watchdog said the Bureau of Prisons “'needs to improve how
it monitors contract prisons in several areas.'”
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