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US Prison Boss Who Oversaw the Accidental Early Release of 3,200 Inmates Is Now Running Probation Program in the UK

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By Solomon Hughes
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In 2015, The US Finally Agreed It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration

12.27.15

By Colleen Curry
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These Undocumented Women Are Hunger Striking Against Their Detention in Texas

10.30.15

By Liz Fields
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Hillary Clinton Shuns Private Prison Cash, Activists Want Others to Follow Suit

10.23.15

By Liz Fields
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10.21.15

By Meredith Hoffman
DeRay McKesson and Other Black Civil Rights Leaders Just Met with Hillary Clinton

10.09.15

By Mike Pearl
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How Private Prisons Are Profiting From Locking Up US Immigrants

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By Keegan Hamilton
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Bernie Sanders Has a Ballsy Plan to Get Rid of Private Prisons — But Will It Work?

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By Liz Fields
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09.16.15

By John Washington
The US Government Is Spending Millions to Illegally Lock Up Immigrant Families

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By Meredith Hoffman
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Michigan Is Booting Aramark From Its Prisons, but Not Over Rat-and-Maggot-Tainted Food

07.14.15

By Colleen Curry
Why Are Minorities Overrepresented in Private Prisons?

11.21.14

By Alex Mierjeski

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