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Has your representative received $ from the private prison industry?
https://inthesetimes.com/article/ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-private-prisons-geo-group-corecivic?source=Newsletter-02062026&link_id=18&can_id=18c2c520db8fd27891a6569666730134&email_referrer=email_3088087&email_subject=the-shutdown-in-minnesota-was-bigger-than-you-think&"The Appeal’s investigation revealed that:
— Democratic Reps. Sanford Bishop (D-Georgia) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) each received a total of $21,000 in donations from private prison companies — more than any other sitting member of Congress. CoreCivic and MTC donated to Bishop; CoreCivic, GEO Group, and MTC donated to Cuellar. CoreCivic and GEO Group each operate facilities in Cuellar’s district.
— Two other Democrats also received donations from private prison companies. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi received a total of $10,000 from GEO Group and MTC, and MTC donated $5,000 to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire."
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