Tag: immigration detention
By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Tue Oct 18, 2011 at 02:02:07 PM EST
Tags: private prisons, immigration detention (all tags)
Posted on Tue Oct 18, 2011 at 02:02:07 PM EST
Tags: private prisons, immigration detention (all tags)
There are two important TV programs to watch tonight.
- 9 p.m. (ET): CNBC will air "Billions Behind Bars: Inside America's Prison Industry." The program examines the multi-billion dollar industry of private prisons. The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) was consulted by CNBC producers throughout the making of the documentary following its release this summer of Gaming the System: How the Political Strategies of Private Prison Companies Promote Ineffective Incarceration Policies, which explored the political strategies private prison companies employ to influence policy.
- 9 pm ET: PBS: Lost in Detention, FRONTLINE and the Investigative Reporting Workshop examine the Obama administration’s controversial get-tough immigration policy. [More...]
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