Antiwar.com ran the following tidbit of news:

"The Pentagon estimates there are currently 11,500 "security detainees" in Iraq – more than 3,500 of them at Abu Ghraib. The U.S. military has hired Parsons Corporation of Los Angeles to build two additional prisons with the hope of increasing the capacity of U.S. prisons in Iraq by 10,000 more. None of the Iraqis detained in these prisons have access to a lawyer or public trail. Their cases come up before a closed military panel once every six months for review. No charges are ever filed." [ http://www.antiwar.com/glantz/?articleid=6547 ]

A quick "Google Search" reveals that Parsons Corporation maintain offices in Pasadena, and that they are indeed involved in building prisons in occupied Iraq. But according to the Parsons website... they are doing more than just building gulags, they are also re-building the Taji Military Base northwest of Baghdad, building recruiting stations at Al Hillah, Baghdad, and Kirkuk. Parsons is also building a military logistics base in Kirkush. Parsons is building oil pipelines and refineries across occupied Iraq. The company is also "managing" tons of captured arms and ordnance; and building "infrastructure" and "public" buildings. It's all listed on the "Parsons Project Iraq" website, located at: http://www.parsonsiraq.com/english/default.asp

Parsons has their corporate headquarters located in Pasadena California:

Corporate Headquarters

100 West Walnut Street

Pasadena, CA 91124

626-440-2000

http://www.parsons.com/