Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb

That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security.

The sale was announced one day after the private prison said the 1,600-bed facility would reopen. The small town relies on property taxes from the facility for much of its budget, however, federal prisons are typically tax exempt.