lines of a new investigation by reporter chris kirkham.ite that history, the huffington post reports that slattery's company, youth services international, has expanded its contracts to operate juvenile prisons in several states. more than 40,000 boys and girls in 16 states have gone through his facilities in the past two decades. this comes as nearly 40% of all detained juveniles are now committed to private facilities, and in florida, it is 100%. for more we're joined by chris kirkham, business reporter at the huffington post, where he is just published his new two-part investigative series, "prisoners of profit: private prison empire rises despite startling record of juvenile abuse." to democracy now! talk about what you found. >> i think the point you made about florida having this 100% privatized system is the first thing that got me interested to the idea of this state essentially handing over this pretty crucial function, i think, of the goal of rehabilitating youth and preventing them from becoming criminals, to private companies.