Top 5 TX private prison stories of 2009

The blog Texas Prison Bidness recently published its list of the top 5 stories related to private prisons from 2009:

1. Family detention ends at T. Don Hutto
2. Protests of conditions at Geo Group's Reeves County Detention Center
3. Private prison proposals defeated in Texas communities
4. Small companies, big scandals
5. 81st Legislature ends without increased oversight