US private prisons operator to be paid $790m to hold 100 people on Nauru in quiet expansion of contract

A US private prisons operator is set to receive a staggering $790 million to detain just 100 individuals on Nauru, marking a dramatic sixteenfold increase in the original contract without any public notification. This raises serious concerns about gross mismanagement and a process that seems to be spiraling out of control. Such a significant financial commitment for so few detainees highlights potential inefficiencies and lack of transparency in the handling of immigration and detention policies, prompting calls for accountability and reform.