US says it will end use of private federal prisons

The US Justice Department has announced that it plans to end using private federal prisons.

The Deputy Attorney General has issued a memo saying that the decision is based on findings that private correctional services are less safe and effective than ones run by the government.

Mary MacCarthy reports from Denver:

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