WASHINGTON, DC – In a new report titled “Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024,” the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) debunks 10 common myths about mass incarceration, including the myth that correctional facilities operated by private sector contractors are a cause of mass incarceration. The Prison Policy Initiative states that the “the first myth” in criminal justice policy is the …
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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 State Journal pushing back on misconceptions contained in an op-ed published earlier in December 2023: Letter: ‘Critical discussion must be based on reality, facts’ Dear editor, The authors of the Dec. 11 op-ed “Private prisons’ …
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D1A was quoted in Time Magazine today on the valued but limited role that contractors play in America’s immigration system: “A spokesperson for a group representing the private prison industry pushed back against the notion that their facilities are unsafe. ‘Contractors are held to strict federal standards, which were updated and strengthened under President Obama,’ says Alexandra Wilkes with the …
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WASHINGTON – Today, Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private sector contractors working in the criminal justice and immigration systems, celebrates this year’s National Correctional Officer and Employee Appreciation Week, highlighting the talented men and women employed by D1A member companies: “This week serves as an important reminder of the service that tens of thousands of Americans provide in …
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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 today in The Bakersfield Californian pushing back on misconceptions contained in an op-ed published earlier in March: Letter to the editor: Understand contractors’ role in immigration system The March 5 op-ed “President Biden: Shut the American gulag, …
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WASHINGTON, DC – In a new report released last week titled “Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023,” the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative debunks several myths about mass incarceration, including the myth that correctional facilities operated by private sector contractors are a cause of mass incarceration. This new Prison Policy Initiative report compiles “the most recent data available on the number …
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Washington, DC – As first reported by Fox News this weekend, the Day 1 Alliance (D1A) has filed an Amicus Curiae Brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of the role of private sector contractors in the U.S. and Arizona criminal justice systems. The brief addresses several factually inaccurate assertions made by plaintiffs in …
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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 today in The Philadelphia Inquirer pushing back on “Abolish ICE” activists with the facts about contractor-operated ICE immigration processing facilities and the negative consequences of bad policy: Detention facts The Dec. 14 op-ed, “Closing Berks County immigrant detention …
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WASHINGTON – Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private-sector criminal justice and immigration system contractors, celebrates the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to our nation’s history, culture, and achievements. Today, Hispanic Americans make up a larger percentage of D1A member companies’ workforces than the general US population – more than …
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