Tag: Arizona Senate

News Roundup #3: Stopping Private Prison Handouts in Arizona!

By on 1 Apr 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

On Friday, March 28, 2014, Arizona Rep. John Kavanagh attempted to give the private for-profit prison company GEO Group a cool $900,000 handout in the Arizona state budget on top of the $45 million they already receive in state contracts. Nevermind that the Arizona Department of Corrections didn’t […]

PRESS RELEASE: Arizona Lawmaker Behind $900,000 Giveaway in Taxpayer Funds to Private Prison Company Received Campaign Donations from Same Firm

By on 31 Mar 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

American Friends Service Committee and Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release PHOENIX, AZ – Last Friday, the Arizona Republic reported that House Appropriations Chairman John Kavanagh had inserted $900,000 in additional funding into the House state budget for the GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest for-profit prison company. Rep. […]