Private prisons across the United States are increasing their capacity to hold migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up ...

Private prisons emerged in the mid-1980s. Their first contracts were in immigration detention, a space they continue to dominate today. But soon after, they broke into the much larger correctional ...

Oklahoma became the owner of the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, ending the state’s use of private prison ...