By E.A. Barrera
"Thus the shift to privatization was a business move that involved a number of typical business practices for the firms involved, including the long-established practice of contributing to political campaigns." -- The Institute on Money and State Politics "Policy Lock-Down ... Prison Interests Court Political Players" April 2006
May 29, 2010 (San Diego)--Interim San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore has received campaign contributions totaling more than $2,000 from employees of The GEO Group, a private prison corporation currently running the San Diego Downtown jail. No other Sheriff candidate has accepted donations from GEO Group or its employees, ECM has learned.
