CoreCivic markets itself as a professional, accountable alternative to government prisons—yet a federal judge just sanctioned them for destroying video evidence in a wrongful death case. They were paid taxpayer dollars to safely house a vulnerable immigrant, then allegedly erased footage that could have exposed what killed him. This is the first known judicial sanction against the company for evidence destruction in a death case.

Source: https://theintercept.com/2026/05/24/ice-corecivic-death-private-prison-judge/