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Legislation, lawsuits seek to shine light on private prisons

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

News Story Legislation, lawsuits seek to shine light on private prisons By Melanie Bengtson First Amendment Center Online intern 07.21.08 A bill before Congress would extend the Freedom of Information Act to require private prisons contracted by the federal government to release records under the same standards as federal prisons. The Private Prison Information Act of 2007 (H.R. 1889), introduced by Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa., would require private prisons and other correctional facilities under contract with federal agencies to house federal prisoners to make their records accessible under the same FOIA requirements that govern federal prisons. An identical bill was introduced in the Senate (S. 2010) by Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. Prison privatization has increased rapidly in the face of growing concerns over overcrowding, safety and poor health care in public institutions...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on July 21, 2008 (boomark / email).