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Obama administration to end use of private prisons

The Obama administration said Thursday it will phase out its contracts with private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates. The decision announced by the Justice Department comes after an audit this month found that private facilities have more safety and security problems than the government-run prisons. The federal prison population has been declining due to changes ...

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