Immigration contracts, detention practices have turned La. prisons into 'cash cow' for private firms
Detention facilities in Louisiana that lost population and funding under Gov. John Bel Edwards criminal justice reform measures have benefited contracts to house asylum seekers. In some cases, facilities did not meet the federal goverment's criteria to establish a need for the facility. And … Continue Reading
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