We need better research tools to take on the private prison industry.
Please donate $20 to help us win more divestment victories:
Three companies—Scopia Capital, DSM, and Amica Mutual Insurance —have divested nearly $60 million from leading private prison companies CCA and GEO Group after ColorOfChange members like you urged executives to reconsider the moral, financial, and political risks of investing in for-profit prisons.1 This is the first time any corporations have publicly confirmed divestment and condemned the industry.
It’s a huge deal — and is great leverage to convince other companies to do the right thing and divest. But we need more precise information to keep winning. Key details on companies that support private prisons are buried in complicated financial documents that could take months to go through —time we don’t have. There are a number of programs that would give us the intel we need, but we can’t afford a subscription without your help.
It costs $2,000 a month to access hidden market data we need. Can you donate $20 to give us an edge to win more victories?
Private prisons are one of the pre-eminent civil rights concerns of our time. The despicable profit motive of these companies leads to some of the most abusive and inhumane conditions in the country, which disproportionately harms Black and brown communities due to the discriminatory policies of the failed War on Drugs.2 Equipped with a strong lobbying arm, CCA and GEO Group push hard for criminal justice policy and lucrative contracts that allow them to turn a profit while torturing our families.
The unprecedented leadership of these three corporations sets a new national standard: private prisons are an unacceptable investment. We can now leverage this standard to move companies that remain invested to divest, but we need the most accurate data to move forward. For months, our small staff has been working hard to gather the most up-to-date information on what companies help to keep this industry alive, and then hold them accountable. So far, we have reached out to more than 150 companies and remain in conversation with dozens of executives about ending their support. Help us take this campaign to the next level.
Help give us the power and independence we need to win the movement to end private prisons.
Thanks and Peace,
–Rashad, Matt, Aimée, Lyla and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team
May 9th, 2014
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