For Profit Imprisonment

the Geo Group

2026-02-12 The Geo Group is a publicly traded, Florida-based C corporation that invests in private prisons and mental health facilities and has been making profit off ICE detention centers.

https://www.geogroup.com/ICE

https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/04/new-ice-detention-center-mcfarland/

https://time.com/7378284/ice-immigration-detention-contractors-record-revenue/

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/private-prison-companies-enormous-windfall-who-stands-gain-ice-expands

https://investigate.afsc.org/company/geo-group

https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_from_sen_warren_repraskinlawmakerstogeogrouponinvolvementindetentionwarehousesystem.pdf

2026-05-12 The Trump administration announced former Vice President of for-profit private prisons Geo Group David Venturella would become the new acting director for ICE.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-ice-official-who-worked-private-prison-firm-will-be-agencys-new-acting-head-2026-05-13/

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121766/ice-acting-director-venturella

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/ice-dhs-david-venturella-geo-group-private-prisons/