US|US to Phase Out Use of Private Prisons for Federal Inmates - New York Times

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Sally Q. Yates, the deputy attorney general, in 2015. She said in a memo on Thursday, “Private prisons served an important role during a difficult period, but time has shown that they compare poorly to our own bureau facilities.” Credit Benjamin Norman ...

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