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DOJ Will Reverse Obama Plan to Phase Out Private Prison Contracts

HeadlineFeb 24, 2017

Meanwhile, the Justice Department said Thursday it will reverse an Obama administration policy that would have phased out the federal government’s use of private prisons. The announcement touched off a spike in the after-hours share prices of for-profit prisons, including CoreCivic and GEO Group.

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