An investigation into the company’s activities found the GEO Group secured the Trump administration’s first contract for a detention centre reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars a year. 

This comes after the company’s spending on lobbying and donations rose sharply during the 2016 election cycle, with nearly half a million dollars donated to Mr Trump’s inaugural committee and to a pro-Trump super PAC.

..Early in his presidency, The Hill reported Mr Trump rolled back plans under the Obama administration to phase out the federal government’s use of private prisons. 

Private prison company moves annual conference to Trump-owned golf resort | The Independent

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