/tags/geo-group GEO Group en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 23:05:11 GMT /world/2020-03-09/a-new-private-prison-in-australia-offers-lessons-for-u-s-but-it-still-lacks-transparency Support for our series Private Prisons: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that… Mon, 09 Mar 2020 23:05:11 GMT /world/2020-03-09/a-new-private-prison-in-australia-offers-lessons-for-u-s-but-it-still-lacks-transparency Rae Ellen Bichell /world/2020-03-09/private-prisons-profit-off-incarceration-one-in-australia-shows-how-to-flip-the-script Support for our series Private Prisons: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that… Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:12:47 GMT /world/2020-03-09/private-prisons-profit-off-incarceration-one-in-australia-shows-how-to-flip-the-script Rae Ellen Bichell /2020-01-24/after-announced-closure-of-private-prison-colorado-finds-itself-in-a-quandary In his latest budget proposal , Colorado Gov. Jared Polis requested $7.2 million to begin transitioning the state away from private prisons. A big part... Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:40:01 GMT /2020-01-24/after-announced-closure-of-private-prison-colorado-finds-itself-in-a-quandary Ali Budner /news/2019-08-06/denver-ends-contracts-with-immigration-detention-companies Denver city councilors have refused to renew more than $10 million in contracts with two of the nation's largest private corrections companies that… Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:22:59 GMT /news/2019-08-06/denver-ends-contracts-with-immigration-detention-companies Associated Press /npr-news/2019-07-17/no-meaningful-oversight-ice-contractor-overlooked-problems-at-detention-centers Public scrutiny of the health and safety conditions at immigration detention centers is growing. But the contractor ICE hired to inspect those conditions is accused of ignoring problems for years. Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:48:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-07-17/no-meaningful-oversight-ice-contractor-overlooked-problems-at-detention-centers Yuki Noguchi /community/2019-07-03/15-vigils-planned-in-mountain-west-protesting-treatment-of-detained-migrants People are protesting the U.S.’s treatment of immigrants, with vigils planned across the country for the night of Friday, July 12. Collectively, the… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 22:21:33 GMT /community/2019-07-03/15-vigils-planned-in-mountain-west-protesting-treatment-of-detained-migrants Rae Ellen Bichell