(Image by miss_millions) Details DMCA | The two largest for-profit prison companies in the United States -- GEO and Corrections Corporation of America -- and their associates have funneled more than $10 million to candidates since 1989 and have spent nearly $25 million on lobbying efforts. Meanwhile, these private companies have seen their revenue and market share soar.
Sen. Marco Rubio, now a Republican presidential primary candidate, is one of the biggest beneficiaries with deep ties to GEO Group. With the growing influence of the prison lobby, the nation is, in effect, commoditizing human bodies for an industry in militant pursuit of profit. |