Citizens Bank has faced significant pushback for providing more than $2.5 billion in financing to CoreCivic and the GEO Group, two private prison companies that work directly with ICE. Now it has severed its financial ties both companies, after pressure from social justice organizations.
Citizens Bank Cuts Ties With Prison Companies After De-ICE Pressure Campaign“Public conscience and community resistance have paid off,” read a statement from the De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition.truthout.org