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Private prison giant sues CO to hide awful detention conditions REPUBLICANS BRIBED TO FUND & SUPPORT THESE HELL HOLES?

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  SHARED FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT REPUBLICANS'  SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR INHUMANE AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS  IN FOR-PROFIT DETENTION CENTERS!  GEO GROUP DOES NOT WANT INSPECTIONS OF THEIR FILTHY, UNSANITARY  AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS, NOR DO THEY WANT TO EXPLAIN THE SURGE IN  DEATH RATES!  WHY ARE CHILDREN BEING DETAINED? WHY ARE TAXPAYERS FUNDING DETENTION CENTERS?  BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION, MOST DETAINEES HAVE COMMITTED NO CRIME! DENIED DUE PROCESS! The GEO Group is a for-profit private prison firm and a massive financial supporter of MAGA campaigns and causes.  GEO Group just inherited a windfall from the taxpayers—courtesy Donald Trump and congressional Republicans—by partnering with ICE to house immigrant detainees across the country in private prisons they operate and control. GEO operates a for-profit detention center in Aurora, Colorado. For years, the Aurora facility has been the subject of serious alleged violations of basic hu...

Message View Why is GEO Group suing Colorado?

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  SHARED FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE ABUSE BY  GEO GROUP!    GEO Group just sued Colorado to block a state law requiring quarterly health inspections of their Aurora detention facility.    The law exists because GEO refused to let inspectors interview staff during a gastrointestinal illness outbreak earlier this year.    Before that a detainee reported being served spoiled milk.    Another said the food arrived soggy and moldy.    The air conditioning broke, then was turned up too high.    GEO's legal argument is that requiring them to meet basic health standards constitutes an unfair burden on the company. TRACK TRUMP'S DETENTION CRUELTY Let’s break this down: GEO Group is a publicly traded company making hundreds of millions of dollars on federal detention contracts. When states try to verify that people inside their facilities are not being served rotten food, GEO hires lawyers and sues.  They have...