/tags/private-prisons Private Prisons en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:37:15 GMT /texas/2017-08-21/in-texas-private-prisons-boom-as-immigrant-detentions-rise From Texas Standard:In the first months of his administration, President Donald Trump has made good on a campaign promise: to tighten immigration� Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:37:15 GMT /texas/2017-08-21/in-texas-private-prisons-boom-as-immigrant-detentions-rise Michael Marks /texas/2017-02-28/former-detainees-can-sue-private-prisons-for-slave-labor From Texas Standard:In an unprecedented case, a federal judge ruled Monday that a private prison company can be sued under federal laws prohibiting what� Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:57:58 GMT /texas/2017-02-28/former-detainees-can-sue-private-prisons-for-slave-labor Rhonda Fanning