In this photo taken on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, detainees are shown inside a holding cell at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash. The facility is operated by The GEO Group Inc. under contract from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

In this photo taken on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, detainees are shown inside a holding cell at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash. The facility is operated by The GEO Group Inc. under contract from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. / The Associated Press

The stocks of the two biggest private prison companies in the nation saw a big boost shortly after President Trump took office. One of those companies is the GEO Group, which currently operates detention facilities in Georgia. The company opened a new facility in January to hold immigrants in Folkston, Georgia after signing a contract with the federal government in December. We talked about the private prison boom with Reveal reporter Patrick Michels and Texas A&M University professor John Eason.                   

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