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The Private Prison Industry Backed Trump—Now He’s Paying It Back

Plenty to Lose

The war on drugs is back, along with one of its most toxic byproducts: the privatization of punishment.

Glenn E. Martin
Glenn E. Martin
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Glenn E. Martin

Glenn E. Martin

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