Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement lauding the Department of Justice’s decision to stop using private prisons:
“Today the Justice Department set a positive example for states nationwide. Private prisons incentivize mass incarceration, cost American taxpayers millions of dollars, and are less safe and less effective than publicly-operated prisons. Our prisons should aim to rehabilitate incarcerated individuals, not generate profits for large corporations."
