Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons

[Virginiá]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/18/justice-department-says-it-will-end-use-of-private-prisons/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.d67895b05db5

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And from MSNBC, the kicker:

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How lovely it would be if these corporations would be shuttered by the end of the decade. One can dream!

[Virginiá]

Amazing news! Hope this trend continues.

Is this effective across the nation, in certain states, or only federally?

The federal government has no direct control of state prisons/jails, short of using federal funding mandates. So this decision is for federal prisons only.

https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/population_statistics.jsp

22,104 prisoners are housed in private facilities, which is almost 12% of the total federal prison population.