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BNP Paribas backs away from US private prison industry
2019-07-17
2019-07-17
In July 2019 it was reported that BNP Paribas has become the latest bank after JP Morgan, Bank of America, US Bank and SunTrust to say it will no longer finance the US private prison operators CoreCivic Inc and GEO Group Inc. The move follows campaigning from a coalition of groups led by Families Belong Together & Corporate Backers of Hate.
See: 2019 DATA BRIEF The Wall Street Banks Still Financing Private Prisons.
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