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s prisoners being housed in privatized, for-profit facilities. Such institutions could face bankruptcy without a steady influx of prisoners. A 2013 Bloomberg report states that in the past decade the number of inmates in for-profit prisons throughout the U.S. rose 44 percent. Corporations who operate pri
bying the federal government along with state governments. The two aforementioned companies, the largest in the industry, have been contributors to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which lobbies for policies that would increase incarceration, such as three-strike laws and "truth-in-sentencing" legislation. Prison compan
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bbying the federal government along with state governments. The two aforementioned companies, the largest in the industry, have been contributo=s to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which lobbies for poli=ies that would increase incarceration, such as three-strike laws and "truth-in-sentencing" legislation. Prison compa
ish a report detailing connections between one of China’s richest men and members of the Politburo—the top organ in the Chinese Communist Party, when Bloomberg spiked the story. The outlet’s editor in chief, Matthew Winkler, was quoted on a conference call likening the decision to censorship of foreign news
Wanhua Chemical joined the American Chemistry Council, which has spent over $40 million over the 2012, 2014, and 2016 election cycles. Alibaba joined the American Legislative Exchange Council, a group known for its success in effectively ghostwriting legislation in legislatures nationwide. These associations, which operate as nonprofit 50
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