Aug 20 Watch Justice Department will not renew contracts with private prisons By PBS News Hour Twelve percent of inmates serving sentences for federal crimes in the U.S. are located in private prisons. This week, the Justice Department announced it would phase out its contracts with those prisons, following findings that they are less safe and… Continue watching
Aug 18 Obama administration to end use of private prisons By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press The Justice Department says it's phasing out its relationships with private prisons after a recent audit found the private facilities have more safety and security problems than ones run by the government. Continue reading