Private Prison

Private prisons are often touted as a good source of jobs and economic prosperity for communities. But how do those jobs compare to the ones in…

Over the next few days, the Mountain West News Bureau is exploring the private prison industry in our region. Across the country, about eight percent of…

Support for our series Private Prison: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that...

Support for our series Private Prisons: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that...

Support for our series Private Prison: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that...

Support for our series Private Prisons: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that...

Support for our series Private Prisons: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that...

In his latest budget proposal , Colorado Gov. Jared Polis requested $7.2 million to begin transitioning the state away from private prisons. A big part...