Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Arizona's use of private prisons
U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes on Monday dismissed the class action lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, GEO Group, CoreCivic Inc. and Management and Training Corp. after the state filed a motion.
The lawsuit was filed in June by five inmates and the NAACP. They claimed Arizona is practicing slavery by sending inmates to private prisons to "generate revenues and profits for the monetary benefit of corporate owners, shareholders and executive management."
The judge ruled the inmates were not able to provide any allegations supporting their claims.