How the Prison-Industrial Complex Undermines Immigrant Rights
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Collingwood Research's academic and contract-based research is featured in a variety of news outlets, including NPR, Washington Post, and the Guardian.


Collingwood is concerned about the profit motive that underpins certain law enforcement tactics, border policies, and incarceration itself.

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