Justice Department will phase out its use of private prisons

The Idaho Correctional Center south of Boise, Idaho, is a contract facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America. The Justice Department says it’s phasing out its relationships with private prisons after a recent audit found they have more safety and security problems than ones run by the government. (Photo by Charlie Litchfield/AP)
U.S. Justice Department officials plan to phase out their use of private prisons to house federal inmates, reasoning that the contract facilities off