A scathing watchdog report by the Detention Watch Network and the Center for Constitutional Rights adds fuel to the growing criticism against exorbitant taxpayer funding for private prison contractors.

Detention of any civil prisoner should be based on the severity of the alleged crimes, not on a bed quota that guarantees private prisons make a profit at the expense of human rights of detainees.

Congress should end the practice of guaranteeing minimum profits for corporations that now operate many U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities. The United States spends more than $2 billion a year to detain immigrants, and there are few signs that investment improves public safety. ...

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