Department of Justice to Stop Using Private Prisons

Posted by | August 19, 2016 | Uncategorized | No Comments

By webadmin@aflcio.org (Monika Greenhow)

The Department of Justice announced today that it would stop the use of private contractors, such as Corrections Corporation of America, to run prisons under their jurisdiction. The announcement comes on the heels of damaging reports about the safety, security and oversight of private prisons released by DOJ and Mother Jones in recent months.

Source: AFL-CIO

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