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Private prisons still pose plenty of unanswered questions
by
Beryl Lipton
Private prisons face many of the same obstacles as their public counterparts: drugs, violence, rowdy inmates or rowdy correctional officers. But their operations and how they manage these ubiquitous issues remain a black spot on the corrections ecosystem.
New Mexico town nixes plan to consolidate sex offenders in a nearby private prison
by
Beryl Lipton
A year ago, the New Mexico Department of Corrections tried to change private operators for its sex offender population. Soon after, citizens stepped up to say no.