1. United States
2. Iowa
3. Letter

Three people died in ICE custody in Trump's first month. These deaths were preventable, but private prison companies prioritize profit over lives using YOUR tax dollars. As our elected leaders, your constituents expect you to stand up against corruption and un-American policies that betray our founding principles. THE SMOKING GUN: Daniel Bible, former top ICE official, was secretly hired by GEO Group days before the election. This violates federal law (18 USC § 208) and affects 16 detention facilities worth hundreds of millions in contracts. YOUR MONEY STOLEN: Every American family pays $127 annually for private detention. That's your child's school supplies funding corporate profits through the most expensive system possible: • Private detention: $139/day per person • Proven alternatives: $4/day per person • Your ripoff: 3,475% markup for worse results • 99% of people on alternatives show up for court CONSTITUTIONAL CRIMES: Private prisons violate the Constitution daily: • 13th Amendment: $1/day forced labor while charging us $139/day • 8th Amendment: 95% of detention deaths are preventable medical neglect • 5th Amendment: Indefinite detention for minor theft without hearings CONGRESS MUST CHOOSE: Support H.R. 3612 End For-Profit Prisons Act or enable theft of taxpayer money while people die. WHAT I EXPECT: Within 7 days: Co-sponsor H.R. 3612 and demand hearings Within 30 days: Schedule Judiciary hearings, subpoena Bible and GEO executives This session: Pass H.R. 3612 and end for-profit detention PROVEN SOLUTIONS WORK: 8 states banned private detention. Pentagon ended private contracts and saved money. Other countries manage immigration without prison companies. YOUR CONSTITUENTS DEMAND LEADERSHIP: We expect you to stand against corruption, protect constitutional rights, and defend taxpayer interests over corporate cronies. 50,000+ Americans already contacted Congress. Polling shows 73% oppose for-profit detention. TIME RUNNING OUT: ICE awarded $1 billion to GEO Group in February. Expanding to 125,000 beds by 2029. Every day of inaction enables more corruption. BOTTOM LINE: You can stop the theft by supporting H.R. 3612 or enable a corrupt system that enriches corporations while people die. Your constituents are counting on principled leadership. Show courage. Stand against corruption. Support H.R. 3612 immediately.