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Week of 5.9.08
Immigrant Detainees: A New Profit Center?More From NOW:
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Immigrant Detainees: Profit Center?
In this web exclusive video, NOW looks at how the private corrections industry is profiting when immigrants -- including children --- are held in detention centers awaiting deportation. Loretta Perry-Wilborne, a former employee of the Aurora Detention Center in Colorado, gives us an insider's view of a detainees' life behind bars.  Reporter's Notebook: Inside a Private Prison | In Your State: Prison Costs | Feedback Forum | Transcript Related Reports
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