Louisiana renews private prison contracts, as federal government cuts them

[malthaussen]

3. How's what possible?

Every state has its own prison system, as every state has its own laws. Federal lawbreakers go to federal prisons, which are distinct from those of the states. Hence the old expression "You want to make a Federal case of it?" Federal jurisdiction applies only to violation of Federal statute or crimes which have an interstate breadth.

The federal administration can only regulate its own prison system, not that of any of the states.

-- Mal