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Republicans’ freshly passed spending bill sets aside $45 billion just to expand immigration detention centers. And a number of private companies are poised to profit from the surge in funding. On the show today, Deirdre Conlon, co-author of the new book “Immigration Detention Inc" explains how immigration detention became dominated by private companies, how local economies have become entangled with the business of detention, and how Trump’s spending law changes everything.


Plus, we’ll celebrate a listener’s cross-country move. And, a reminder to try being a local tourist.


Here’s everything we talked about today:



Got a question for the hosts? Email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

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Republicans’ freshly passed spending bill sets aside $45 billion just to expand immigration detention centers. And a number of private companies are poised to profit from the surge in funding. On the show today, Deirdre Conlon, co-author of the new book “Immigration Detention Inc" explains how immigration detention became dominated by private companies, how local economies have become entangled with the business of detention, and how Trump’s spending law changes everything.


Plus, we’ll celebrate a listener’s cross-country move. And, a reminder to try being a local tourist.


Here’s everything we talked about today:



Got a question for the hosts? Email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

  continue reading

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