Florida’s private prison industry gave nearly $1 million in campaign contributions during the 2010 election cycle, the most the industry has given over the last decade. Our researchers recently noticed that the newly enacted $69.7 billion budget that includes provisions to privatize at least 16 prisons in the southern third of the state and quadruple the number of Florida prisons run by private firms.
The majority of the private prison industry contributions was supplied by four companies: GeoGroup, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), Global Tel* Link, and Armor Correctional Health Services. Since Florida’s contribution limits cap corporate donations at $500 per candidate per election, these private prison firms gave most of their money to the state Democratic and Republican parties, which can receive unlimited amounts from corporations, showing a distinct preference for the Republican party.
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