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Arizona set to send first batch of inmates to private prison

The Associated Press//July 18, 2016//

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Arizona set to send first batch of inmates to private prison

Arizona set to send first batch of inmates to private prison

The Associated Press//July 18, 2016//

Arizona is sending its first group of inmates to a privately operated prison as part of an expansion project meant to alleviate prison crowding. The 25 inmates will move into...

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