GnS+Research: US prisons for profits

Saturday, January 30, 2016

US prisons for profits

America has barely 5% of the global population yet 1 in 107 people are incarcerated in the country
This is crazy but true. Let alone making huge profits a billion dollar industry!
GnS

Corrections Corporation of America

Company · cca.com

Corrections Corporation of America is a company that owns and manages private prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. Wikipedia

Stock price: CXW (NYSE) $28.81 +1.13 (+4.08%)
Jan 29, 4:03 PM EST - Disclaimer

Headquarters: Nashville, TN

CEO: Damon T. Hininger

Founded: 1983, Nashville, TN

Revenue: 1.736 billion USD

Net income: 162.5 million USD

Operating income: 332.1 million USD

Subsidiaries: CCA INTERNATIONAL INC, TransCor America LLC, CCA Western Properties Inc

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