by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg | Nov 6, 2026 | 2026 Elections, 2026 midterms, Abdul El-Sayed, Angie Nixon, Ashley Moody, CoreCivic, Damon Hininger, elections, FEC, GEO Group, ICE, Immigrants, immigration jails, Ken Paxton, Marsha Blackburn, midterms, Mike Rogers, News, PACs, private prison, Private Prison Companies, private prison industry, Private Prisons, Super PACs, Trump Administration
PACs and executives from three of the leading private prison companies have donated close to $1.2 million to candidates, fundraising committees, and political party committees during this year’s midterm election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. A GEO Group subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services LLC, donated an additional $4.4 million to MAGA Inc.
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by Jake Johnson | May 14, 2026 | GEO Group, ICE, immigration, Mass Incarceration, News, Prison Industrial Complex, private prison, Trump Administration
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that former private prison executive David Venturella will lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an acting capacity after the agency’s current director departs at the end of the month. Venturella has been a senior adviser to ICE since February 2025 and previously worked at the private prison giant GEO Group for more than a decade…
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