Crime & Justice

Private Prison Bosses Beg Taxpayers to Pay Human-Trafficking Lawsuit Bills

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In a series of emails, prison execs pleaded with ICE to pick up their multimillion-dollar tab. At the same time, they argued to shareholders that the suits were no big deal.

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