The Blotter: Brian Ross Investigates

Private Prison Co. Again Accused of Human Rights Abuses

A publicly traded company that runs private prison facilities across the country is again facing accusations of human rights abuses against inmates in its facilities. Immigrants at a Washington State detention center run by the GEO Group, Inc. are being held in conditions that violate both international and U.S. law, says a new report released by the Seattle University School of Law and the human rights group OneAmerica. The report concludes that immigrants at the Northwest Detention Facility,...Full Story
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