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Senate Confirms Prison Industry-Tied Marshals Nominee

HeadlineDec 27, 2010

The Senate has confirmed President Obama’s nominee Stacia Hylton to head the U.S. Marshals Service. Hylton’s bid had come under criticism over her ties to the private prison industry. Hylton previously worked as a consultant for the GEO Group, the second-largest private prison firm in the United States.

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