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PA: GEO proposes prison for 2,500 undocumented immigrants

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Proposed immigrant prison could bring new jobs and new questions A Florida company wants to build a 2,500-bed detention center in Upper Mount Bethel Township. By Andrew McGill, OF THE MORNING CALL October 20, 2010 A private prison operator may build a 2,500-inmate detention center for illegal immigrants in the Slate Belt, a $150 million project that could bring 500 jobs and a rich flow of tax revenue. GEO Group, a Florida company that operates more than 40 prisons in the U.S. and others abroad, is considering breaking ground just south of the Portland Industrial Park in Upper Mount Bethel Township. The 128-acre facility would house illegal immigrants, most of whom have committed crimes and are awaiting deportation. The prison could become the area's biggest private taxpayer, state Rep...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on October 21, 2010 (boomark / email).