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Phasing Out Private Prisons

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Since the 1980s, the Corrections Corporation of America has had its stake in the prison system, attempting to cut costs and make a profit. The Department of Justice has recently announced the end of renewing contracts with private prison, with the goal to completely phase them out of our penal system. The decisions does not directly change anything in Ohio as our state contains no federal prisons. 

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