The Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing longtime federal and state government contractors in the criminal justice and immigration systems, released the following statement from National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes on Bank of America’s recent comments regarding de-banking. Members of the Day 1 Alliance include CoreCivic, The GEO Group (GEO), Management & Training Corporation (MTC), and LaSalle Corrections. “Bank of America’s statement today that …
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The Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private-sector criminal justice and immigration system contractors, released the following statement from National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes on President Donald J. Trump’s rescission of Executive Order 14006, “Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities.” Members of the Day 1 Alliance include CoreCivic, The GEO Group …
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Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private-sector criminal justice and immigration system contractors, released the following statement to Bloomberg on the role contractors have in our country’s criminal justice system. “The Day 1 Alliance, an industry group representing the country’s largest private detention contractors […] says the companies provide an essential service by ‘providing dignified, respectful care under …
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Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private-sector criminal justice and immigration system contractors, released the following statement to the Washington Examiner on the role contractors have in our immigration system. “Alexandra Wilkes, a spokeswoman for the Day 1 Alliance, a trade association representing private-sector contractors for ICE, said Democrats and Republicans had relied on outside companies for four …
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Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private-sector criminal justice and immigration system contractors, released the following statement by National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes on California Senate Bill 1132, a proposal solely aimed at our member companies that is both redundant and unnecessary. “Alexandra Wilkes, spokesperson for the Day 1 Alliance, a trade and advocacy group for private sector prisons, …
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Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private-sector criminal justice and immigration system contractors, released the following statement by National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes on a recent study issued by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): “We’re proud of the role our member companies have played for nearly 40 years to support the border security mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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WASHINGTON – Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private-sector criminal justice and immigration system contractors, authored a Letter to the Editor published in The Sun Sentinel pushing back on misconceptions contained in an op-ed published earlier this month: The role of private prisons The author of the May 8 op-ed essay, “Tarring of Mariel arrivals parallels demonization of …
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Re: “Immigrant Detention Should Have No Place in Our Society” by Ana Raquel Minian: Ms. Minian fails to reflect how, for 40 years, both Democratic and Republican administrations have turned to federal contractors to help manage crises and challenges in the US immigration system, providing dignified, respectful care under multiple levels of government oversight. Instead, she uses inflammatory and false …
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“Second Chance Month is an opportunity to recognize and support the men and women who are successfully returning to their communities after incarceration, and the remarkable efforts of our member companies and their employees to help them achieve this common objective. “Our member companies are true innovators in the field of evidence-based reentry programming focused on empowering individuals with the …
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