The Washington Post: Justice Department Says It Will End Use of Private Prisons

Posted on the 18 August 2016 by Alanbean @FOJ_TX

Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons

http://wapo.st/2bpobXv

This is extremely good news.  Some things are too important (and subject to abuse) to be relegated to the private sector: corrections and health care are two striking examples. Kudos to the Department of Justice for making the right call.  Private prisons have always been a humanitarian disaster.