In raw numbers, the American prison population is so large it’s almost hard to grasp. Today the United States imprisons about 2.3 million people in every 100 adults. Read more on America’s swelling prison industrial complex here.

DiversityInc examines the rapid growth of privately run prison operators and the next dark chapter in the ever-expanding prison industrial complex: immigrant detention. What are the racial implications? Why has anti-immigration sentiment helped private prisons make a fortune?

For about 50 years before 1972, the rate of imprisonment in the United States was steady. But in the 1960s, rising crime rates, urban riots and social tensions triggered tough-on-crime policies that would alter the size and racial composition of the prison system. Here are major players in this movement [...]

An example of how CCA promotes its agenda and parlays its political connections can be seen in states such as Arizona, which recently passed the nation’s toughest immigration-enforcement law. In January, the same month Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce introduced SB1070, CCA hired HighGround, a powerful lobbying firm in Phoenix, [...]

Corrections Corporation of America Headquarters Nashville, Tenn. No. of facilities: 65 in 19 states, including the District of Columbia No. of prison beds: 86,916 No. of employees: 17,425 2009 revenue $1.68 billion   GEO Group Headquarters Boca Raton, Fla. No. of facilities: 62 in the U.S., Australia, South Africa and [...]

A DiversityInc reader asks “what else” was going on in the life of a gay college student who committed suicide after his roommate secretly filmed and broadcast a video of him kissing another man. Read why the White Guy says this question is pointless and offensive.

The history of oppressing Black and LGBT service people has striking parallels. In the latest installment of Ask the White Guy, DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti explains why the president needs to sign an executive order to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell” right now.

A federal judge has ruled that the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, a 17-year-old federal rule that discharges openly gay and lesbian service members, is unconstitutional.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an indefinite stay, prohibiting same-sex couples in California from being wed. What’s next?

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who struck down California’s Proposition 8, finding it unconstitutional, lifted a temporary stay yesterday that allows same-sex marriages to resume in five days.

Look no further than Rutgers University, where one professor has dedicated his life to helping Black, Latino and other traditionally underrepresented undergrads pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Walker struck down Prop. 8, the controversial California law that banned same-sex marriage, finding that everyone has the right to marry. Find out why from DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti.

How did BP leadership, including soon-to-step-down CEO Tony Hayward, fail to grasp the human-rights implications of drilling in the Gulf? Attorney and activist Raymond Brown offers several possible explanations.

A Washington, D.C., criminal court finds the two openly gay service members who handcuffed themselves to the White House “not guilty.” Who else is pushing for DADT repeal?

How does working to eliminate healthcare disparities help to engage employees? At a DiversityInc roundtable, Kaiser Permanente’s James Taylor, senior director, diversity strategy execution and workplace inclusion, discusses how, even early in its history, the company strengthened business through diversity efforts, from leaders to the patients they serve.