Last week, reporter Adina Solomon dove into Denver’s decision to end contracts with private prisoner providers GEO Group and Core Civic. This week, Solomon looks at the spread of privately run halfway houses across the country. Various restrictions on housing for formerly incarcerated people have led to the growth of halfway houses, Solomon writes. While 90% of prisons are run by public institutions, private prison companies own much of the rest, and those companies are now increasingly getting into the halfway house business. But there are budding alternatives, including a planned Orlando halfway house run by a formerly incarcerated person. Read more in today’s story.
Roshan Abraham
Housing Correspondent, Next City
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