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Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:49 PM

cali (114,904 posts)

Fantastically good news: Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons

Story here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/18/justice-department-says-it-will-end-use-of-private-prisons/?utm_term=.3e7b20c56a8a

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Fantastically good news: Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons (Original post)	cali	Aug 2016	OP
Wonder how many GOP legislators have investments in the private prison complex? nt	MADem	Aug 2016	#1
Hillary paved the way for this and other reforms in April, 2015:	joshcryer	Aug 2016	#2

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Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:56 PM

MADem (135,425 posts)

1. Wonder how many GOP legislators have investments in the private prison complex? nt

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Thu Aug 18, 2016, 02:22 PM

joshcryer (61,988 posts)

2. Hillary paved the way for this and other reforms in April, 2015:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/04/hillary_clinton_s_impressive_criminal_justice_speech_the_democratic_front.html

I think she came out against private prisons around that time. An important speech.

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