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Citizens Bank drops links with private prison companies, citing ‘changed commercial circumstances’

First publishedJul 17, 19:12 UTC

Last updatedJul 18, 22:37 UTC · 11m ago

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Citizens Bank will end its financial relationship with two private prison companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group.

Reported by 2 outlets — Fortune, Seattle Times. See all sources ↓

Citizens Bank is ending its relationship with two private prison companies. These companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group, run prisons in the US. Citizens Bank will stop working with them because of public pressure.

Why it matters

This decision is important because it shows that some companies are listening to public concerns about private prisons.

In brief

Who are the private prison companies?: CoreCivic and The GEO Group.
Why is Citizens Bank ending its relationship?: Because of public pressure.
What will happen to the relationship?: It will be ended.

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The outlets report the same basic fact, but Fortune provides more context about the companies and their government contracts.

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Public pressure led to the decision.
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FortuneJul 18, 14:41Citing public pressure from advocates and left-leaning city governments.
Seattle TimesJul 17, 19:12After a fierce public pressure campaign.
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The companies have government contracts.
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FortuneJul 18, 14:41To help run immigration detention centers under the Trump administration.

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