The US attorney general just officially nixed the Obama administration’s plan to phase out private prisons

The US attorney general just officially nixed the Obama administration’s plan to phase out private prisons

US attorney general Jeff Sessions officially rescinded a memo issued by former president Barack Obama’s Department of Justice to phase out the use of private prisons for federal inmates. According to Sessions, the move impaired the Bureau of Prison’s “ability to meet the future needs of the federal correctional system.” AG Sessions has rescinded an…