On December 2, protestors in Washington DC temporarily shut down the Wells Fargo office. The reason is that Wells Fargo is a major player in financing corporate prisons.
The OWS protesters say banks like Wells Fargo are profiting from the contracted management of state ‘correctional’ institutes, such as GEO Group managing the Rivers Correctional Institution in North Carolina.
Wells Fargo also supports Corrections Corporation of America, which runs a prison in Idaho known as Gladiator School.
Wells Fargo is also the biggest bank in Idaho. Reports say Wells Fargo owns 4 million shares in Geo Group, the second largest U.S. private prison corporation, and 50,000 shares in the number one private prison operator, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA).
Also of interest, Idaho politicians, most of them republicans, receive donations from CCA (supported by Wells Fargo).
Here’s a long list:
Eric Anderson (R): $250.00 in 2008
Steven R. Bair (R): $750.00 combined 2006 & 2008
Clifford R. “Cliff” Bayer (R): $1,550 combined 2006 & 2008
Scott Bedke (R): $500.00 combined 2006 & 2008
Maxine T. Bell (R): $1,050 combined 2006 & 2008
Carlos Bilbao (R): $250.00 in 2008
Dianne Bilyeu (D): $250.00 in 2008
Max C. Black (R): $250.00 in 2008
Darrel Bolz (R): $1,300 combined 2006 & 2008
Bert Brackett (R): $250.00 in 2008
Joyce M. Broadsword (R): $1,050 in 2008
Mike Burkett (D): $500.00 in 2006
Dean L. Cameron (R): $750.00 in 2008
Marge Chadderdon (R): $250.00 in 2008
James W. Clark (R): $500.00 in 2008
Denton Darrington (R): $800.00 combined 2006 & 2008
Bart M. Davis (R): $550.00 in 2006
W.W. “Bill” Deal (R): $750.00 in 2006
Lawerence E. Denney (R): $750.00 combined 2006 & 2008
Julie Ellsworth (R): $250.00 in 2008
George E. Eskridge (R): $500.00 in 2008
Debbie Field (R): $250.00 in 2006
Russell M. Fulcher (R): $1,300 combined 2006 & 2008
Robert L. Geddes (R): $250.00 in 2006
John W. Goedde (R): $500.00 in 2008
Jim Guthrie (R): $500.00 in 2006
Jim Hammond (R): $500.00 in 2008
Phil Hart (R): $250.00 in 2008
R.J. “Dick” Harwood (R): $1,300 combined 2006 & 2008
Margaret Henbest (D): $300.00 in 2006
Frank N. Henderson (R): $750.00 combined 2006 & 2008
Brent Hill (R): $300.00 in 2006
Mike Jorenson (R): $750.00 combined 2006 & 2008
Kate Kelly (D): $250.00 in 2008
Dirk Kempthorne (R): $2,500 in 2006
Shawn A. Keough (R): $1,500 combined 2006 & 2008
Richard D. Kirkham (R): $500.00 in 2006
Steven A. Kren (R): $500.00 in 2008
Raul R. Labrador (R): $250.00 in 2006
Dennis M. Lake (R): $250.00 in 2008
Brad Little (R): $750.00 combined 2006 & 2008
Patti Anne Lodge (R): $1,500 combined 2006 & 2008
Janice McGeachin (R): $500.00 in 2008
John McGee (R): $1,300 combined 2006 & 2008
Shirley McKague (R): $250.00 in 2008
Mike Moyle (R): $1,000 combined 2006 & 2008
Pete Nielsen (R): $300.00 in 2006
C.L. “Butch” Otter (R): $10,000 in 2006
Monty J. Pearce (R): $550.00 in 2006
Ken A. Roberts (R): $250.00 in 2008
John Rusche (R): $250.00 in 2008
Mack G. Shirley (R): $250.00 in 2008
Kathy Skippen (R): $800.00 in 2006
Elaine Smith (D): $250.00 in 2008
Dean E. Sorensen (R): $250.00 in 2008
Joe Stegner (R): $500.00 combined 2006 & 2008
Gerry Sweet (R): $1,000 in 2006
Richard Wills (R): $250.00 in 2008
Chuck Winder (R): $250.00 in 2008
Fred Wood (R): $500.00 in 2008
Joan E. Wood (R): $250.00 in 2008
Becky Young (R): $250.00 in 2008
Not one Idaho third party candidate took money from CCA!