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Summer Lobbying Back In Action

By | 07.18.07 | 1:59 pm

It’s burning outside, but that doesn’t mean the summer heat has gotten in the way of lobbying dough.

According to Secretary of State records, the pharmaceutical lobby is pumping out loads of cash. Then there’s the quashing of Amendment…

Pictures: Inside Local ICE Lockup

By | 07.07.07 | 10:39 am

The following pictures were taken by officials with U.S. Government Accountability Office at the GEO Group’s ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado.

For more on GAO inspection findings, click here.

New Problems Found In Local ICE Lockup

By | 07.07.07 | 10:10 am

At times, officers couldn’t determine how many individuals were being kept in hold rooms. That’s according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Friday, which expands on problems found at ICE detention facilities, including the

Bad Publicity Not So Bad In Corrections

By | 07.05.07 | 10:07 am

They’ve lost a government contract in Colorado. They’ve been part of a Department of Corrections (DOC) audit where a state official was found to be on their payroll while he served as the director of prisons.

They have detained…

Rattling Cages

By | 03.06.07 | 1:39 pm

Private prison contracts sure aren’t what they used to be. Or maybe they never were all that ethical to begin with.

Either way, Rep. Buffie McFadyen isn’t amused

At a press conference yesterday, the Pueblo Democrat…

Embattled Prison Firm Also Runs ICE Lockup

By | 12.30.06 | 12:05 pm

A prisons business that recently lost a contract with the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) is also running an in-state federal facility that detains immigrants from around the country.

The Geo Group, formerly known as Wackenhut Corrections,…

Prison Firm Loses Contract Following DOC Audit

By | 12.19.06 | 1:24 pm

The Geo Group has lost a contract to build a prison in Pueblo, after numerous problems with construction and a state audit of the Department of Corrections (DOC).

It was recently reported that an audit of the DOC…

Former DOC Official Also Helped Break Up Strike

By | 12.13.06 | 4:26 pm

Nolin Renfrow, a former Department Of Corrections (DOC) official and subject of a state audit is under scrutiny for helping a private corrections business obtain a 14 million-per-year contract for a proposed prison in Ault, Colorado.

It has also…