VIA Grace Bauer :: ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** New Report: "Shocking 65 PERCENT of For-Profit Prison Contracts Include “Lockup Quotas” and “Low-Crime Taxes” to Guarantee Profits In the Public Interest report will expose contract language guaranteeing 80-100 percent prison occupancy and forcing taxpayers to pay a penalty for empty beds. (Washington, DC) – On Thursday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. EDT, In the Public Interest (ITPI) will host a tele-briefing to unveil a new report titled “Criminal: How Lockup Quotas and Low-Crime Taxes Guarantee Profits for Private Prison Corporations.” The study will document the shocking prevalence of contract language between private prison companies and state and local governments that either guarantee prison occupancy rates (“lockup quotas”) or force taxpayers to pay for empty beds if the prison population falls due to lower crime rates or other factors (“low-crime taxes”). Major findings of the ITPI study include: Of the 62 private prison contracts ITPI received and analyzed, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) include occupancy guarantees and force taxpayers to pay for empty prison beds if the lockup quota is not met. Lockup quotas in private prison contracts range between 80 and 100 percent; 90 percent is the most frequent occupancy guarantee requirement. Arizona, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Virginia have the highest occupancy guarantee requirements, with quotas requiring between 95 and 100 percent occupancy. WHAT: Tele-briefing to unveil “Criminal: How Lockup Quotas and ‘Low-Crime Taxes’ Guarantee Profits for Private Prison Corporations” WHO: Shar Habibi, Research and Policy Director, In the Public Interest Justin Jones, Former Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Alex Friedman, Managing Editor of Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center Reverend Michael McBride, Director, Urban Strategies and Lifelines to Healing, PICO National Network WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 - 1 p.m. EDT DIAL: 866-952-1907 Conference ID is “PRISONS”
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:23:11 +0000
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