The Rainmakers

Banking on private prisons in the fleecing of small-town America.

By Beau Hodai

The sleepy town of Hardin, Mont., began its foray into the private prison industry in 2004, an adventure that would eventually saddle it with millions in debt and an empty, 464-bed prison collecting dust at the edge of town. It all started when James Parkey, the [RETURN TO ARTICLE]