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Private Prisons

A federal judge dismissed peonage claims against GEO Group from a class of inmates, because they do not owe a debt to the private prison company, but allowed them to press their claim that they are forced to work for no or subminimal wages.

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge dismissed peonage claims against GEO Group from a class of inmates, because they do not owe a debt to the private prison company, but allowed them to press their claim that they are forced to work for no or subminimal wages.

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