Private prison profiteer GEO Group has another bad day in court, and that's a good thing
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Private prison profiteer GEO Group has had yet another bad day in court. U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan ruled it must pay the state of Washington nearly $6 million “in unjust enrichment gained” through the company’s use of forced immigrant labor,Private prison profiteer GEO Group has another bad day in court, and that's a good thing
Private prison profiteer GEO Group has had yet another bad day in court. U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan ruled it must pay the state of Washington nearly $6 million “in unjust enrichment gained” through the company’s use of forced immigrant labor, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office announced on Tuesday. A federal jury had already said the private prison profiteer owed more than $17 million to detained immigrants forced to work at the Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPIC) for just $1 a day. Following the judge’s decision, the total amount that GEO Group must pay over its abuses now totals $23.2 million. “This is a landmark victory for workers’ rights and basic human dignity,” Ferguson said. Read more
