Damning Investigation Of Private Prison Transportation Industry Could Lead To DOJ Probe | ThinkProgress

While police departments confront more public and government scrutiny than ever before for excessive use of force, lawmakers could soon turn their attention to a private industry that subjects prisoners to physical abuse. On Tuesday, nearly one week after the Marshall Project and New York Times reported gross misconduct within the private prison transportation industry, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe companies that take inmates on life-threatening rides.

In a letter addressed to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Booker requested an investigation of transportation companies that “abuse” and “neglect” prisoners by refusing them medical help and food, and leaving them in hot vehicles for days on end. He also urged the DOJ to examine all the times private corrections officers (COs) were prosecuted by federal officials for transportation-related violations....
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/07/13/3797678/cory-booker-tackles-private-prison-transportation/