CoreCivic to Disclose Detainee Rights in Forced Labor Case Deal

Private prison operator CoreCivic Inc. has agreed to provide every detained person at a Georgia immigrant detention center with a document detailing their rights as workers as part of a deal to settle a forced labor case.

The settlement announced Thursday resolves a lawsuit brought by several prior detainees at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga., who alleged they were coerced into participating in what was supposed to be a voluntary work program. The company denied the allegations.

The plaintiffs lost their bid for class certification in March. The parties notified the US District Court for the Middle District ...