Calling Bullshit Podcast- CoreCivic: Unlocking the Truth

Can a for-profit prison change for good?

Stated purpose: To provide high quality, compassionate treatment to all those in our care. Under CoreCivic Safety, we operate safe facilities that provide education and effective reentry programming to help individuals make positive changes so they can return to the community successfully.

CoreCivic is the largest private prison company in the world, with over 1.8 billion dollars in revenue. It was created in 1983 to address a growing problem: a war on crime declared by President Johnson became a war on drugs declared by President Reagan and suddenly we were jailing more people than we had jails to hold them. Over the past 50 years, the number of incarcerated individuals in America has exploded by 700 percent. So for CoreCivic, business is booming. Their purpose sounds great, but is it even possible for a for-profit prison to achieve it?

To find the answer, join us for a conversation with the ACLU’s Sharon Brett, Author and Professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, and Nolan Center for Justice Director David Safavian.

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