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The president announced a state of emergency in the prison system, to try and bring an end to the chaos. translation: this will allow us to coordinate through the use of our security forces and with absolute firmness. and to gain back control of the penitentiary. and to avoid such events taking place in other prison complexes in ecuador. but in a country where the prisons are overcrowded and underfunded, little hope that things will improve as the jail is controlled by criminal gangs the state has lost control of the system. here is our science correspondent and her report contains flashing im...

Arizona decide to proceed? last year arizona state officials moved legislation to try to privatize the whole state prison system. arizona planned to "seek bids from private companies for nine of the state's ten prison complexes." it was the first effort by a state to put its entire prison system under private control. great news for the private prison companies, right? great news in particular for corrections corporation of america, which is the single largest private prison company in the country. cca already runs six detention the facilities in arizona. they hold prisoners from other states ...

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After this incredible record of achievement, afty all of these prison escapes from private prisons, how did the state of arizona decide to proceed with the issue of prison privatization? even as prison privatization declines around the country, even as state budget cuts make it so that many states are closing facilities or reducing their sentencing guidelines, so that fewer people are in prison altogether, how did the state of arizona decide to proceed? last year arizona state officials moved legislation to try to privatize the whole state prison system. arizona planned to "seek bids from pri...