Good morning. The US private prison firm that is the government’s preferred choice to run Australia’s offshore regime on Nauru has previously been accused of security breaches and custodial failures. A population of rare colourful birds could put a halt to housing development in NT. And Donald Trump has launched an attack on the US justice system during a rally in Pennsylvania.
The US private prisons operator likely to take over Australia’s offshore processing regime on Nauru has previously been accused of gross negligence and egregious security failures that allegedly led to the gang rape of a woman in detention, the murder of two retirees by escaped prisoners, and the months-long solitary confinement of a US citizen wrongfully held in immigration detention. A Guardian investigation has revealed details of the shocking incidents as the Department of Home Affairs is finalising negotiations with the US-based Management and Training Corporation, which the department has announced as its preferred tenderer for Australia’s offshore regime on Nauru from next month.
