Unfortunately, its not just those building and running the prisons. In 2009, a pair of judges outside of Philly pleaded guilty to accepting $2.6M in kickbacks

Unfortunately, its not just those building and running the prisons. In 2009, a pair of judges outside of Philly pleaded guilty to accepting $2.6M in kickbacks from private detention centers: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/us/14judge.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/us/14judge.html