The Business of Punishment, Forced Prison Labor Generates Huge Revenues, Private Prisons trade values on Wall Street depend on its occupants, Indefinite Family Detention equals huge Profits at GEO Group & Private Prisons
Tell Congress: Stop Accepting Money from Private Prisons
Private prison companies are exploiting our corrupt political system to lock people up...for profit.
The two largest private prison companies alone have spent $35 million on lobbying and campaign contributions to state and local officials from 1989 to 2015. Evidently, it was money well spent:
The number of prisoners housed in private facilities has jumped 1600% since 1990.
By buying favor with the right politicians, private prison companies have been able to secure everything from lucrative government contracts to harsher laws to guarantee a steady stream of inmates for their facilities. These companies turn our tax dollars into a lucrative business that hauls in $3 billion a year.
Add your name now to tell Congress to stop accepting campaign contributions from the private prison industry.
Nearly 4,000 of California’s firefighters are prisoners. Despite fighting the state’s largest fires, these men and women are denied the licenses they need to become professional firefighters after leaving prison because of their criminal records. The Institute for Justice is calling on California lawmakers to remove this barrier for former prisoners who want to become firefighters and EMTs.
Allow California's Prisoner Firefighters to Work Professionally After Release
This year California saw its largest fire in state history, and more than 2,000 state prisoners volunteered to fight the flames. Paid just $1 an hour, the state encourages low-level prisoners to risk their lives and serve alongside professional firefighters. But once inmates leave prison, they often can’t work as firefighters because of their criminal records.
Despite their frontline experience, most counties in California require firefighters to become licensed emergency medical technician (EMTs) — and that credential is often denied to anyone with a criminal record.
Nearly 4,000 of California’s firefighters are state inmates, carefully selected to participate in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CAL FIRE program. At least three inmates have died fighting these fires.
It’s simply wrong to deny these men and women the ability to become firefighters after they have served their time. A steady job is one of the best ways to prevent re-offending. Restoring the right to earn an honest living is crucial for ex-offenders to regain a sense of hope and a new chance at redemption.
Since 2015, at least 16 states that have already eased or eliminated licensing barriers for Americans with criminal records. Sign our petition asking California to join them and make it easier for formerly incarcerated people to become firefighters and EMTs after serving their time. Sign now with a click. Visit petition page.
Private prison companies are exploiting our corrupt political system to lock people up...for profit.
The two largest private prison companies alone have spent $35 million on lobbying and campaign contributions to state and local officials from 1989 to 2015. Evidently, it was money well spent:
The number of prisoners housed in private facilities has jumped 1600% since 1990.
By buying favor with the right politicians, private prison companies have been able to secure everything from lucrative government contracts to harsher laws to guarantee a steady stream of inmates for their facilities. These companies turn our tax dollars into a lucrative business that hauls in $3 billion a year.
Add your name now to tell Congress to stop accepting campaign contributions from the private prison industry.
Nearly 4,000 of California’s firefighters are prisoners. Despite fighting the state’s largest fires, these men and women are denied the licenses they need to become professional firefighters after leaving prison because of their criminal records. The Institute for Justice is calling on California lawmakers to remove this barrier for former prisoners who want to become firefighters and EMTs.
This year California saw its largest fire in state history, and more than 2,000 state prisoners volunteered to fight the flames. Paid just $1 an hour, the state encourages low-level prisoners to risk their lives and serve alongside professional firefighters. But once inmates leave prison, they often can’t work as firefighters because of their criminal records.
Despite their frontline experience, most counties in California require firefighters to become licensed emergency medical technician (EMTs) — and that credential is often denied to anyone with a criminal record.
Nearly 4,000 of California’s firefighters are state inmates, carefully selected to participate in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CAL FIRE program. At least three inmates have died fighting these fires.
It’s simply wrong to deny these men and women the ability to become firefighters after they have served their time. A steady job is one of the best ways to prevent re-offending. Restoring the right to earn an honest living is crucial for ex-offenders to regain a sense of hope and a new chance at redemption.
Since 2015, at least 16 states that have already eased or eliminated licensing barriers for Americans with criminal records. Sign our petition asking California to join them and make it easier for formerly incarcerated people to become firefighters and EMTs after serving their time. Sign now with a click. Visit petition page.
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