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This has been a problem, I agree, it could be why we have more prisoners than any country.
Late-night TV on private prisons: 'Trump has no idea what he's talking about'
Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert addressed Trump’s enrichment of the private, for-profit prison industry and the delayed vote on the GOP’s healthcare bill
Late-night hosts on Tuesday took aim at the Trump administration for its controversial healthcare legislation and its plans to revive the for-profit prison industry.
Seth Meyers of NBC began by discussing Donald Trump’s campaign promises to rejuvenate the economy. “During the presidential campaign, Trump promised to bring back industries that were becoming obsolete or being phased out during the Obama administration, like the coal and steel industry,” Meyers said. “But one you probably heard less about is the for-profit private prison industry.
“President Obama’s justice department last summer began to phase out the federal use of private prisons, also known as contract prisons,” Meyers explained. “Unlike government-run prisons, these are for-profit private companies that have contracts with state and federal governments, which means that they need people to lock up, because unlike a government facility, private industry cannot survive without customers.”
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Late-night TV on private prisons: 'Trump has no idea what he's talking about'
Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert addressed Trump’s enrichment of the private, for-profit prison industry and the delayed vote on the GOP’s healthcare bill
Late-night hosts on Tuesday took aim at the Trump administration for its controversial healthcare legislation and its plans to revive the for-profit prison industry.
Seth Meyers of NBC began by discussing Donald Trump’s campaign promises to rejuvenate the economy. “During the presidential campaign, Trump promised to bring back industries that were becoming obsolete or being phased out during the Obama administration, like the coal and steel industry,” Meyers said. “But one you probably heard less about is the for-profit private prison industry.
“President Obama’s justice department last summer began to phase out the federal use of private prisons, also known as contract prisons,” Meyers explained. “Unlike government-run prisons, these are for-profit private companies that have contracts with state and federal governments, which means that they need people to lock up, because unlike a government facility, private industry cannot survive without customers.”
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