Friday, April 5, 2013

New Hampshire Rejects All Private Prison Bids

New Hampshire Rejects All Private Prison Bids: New Hampshire officials rejected all four bids to privatize its prisons, citing prison operators’ insufficient understanding of court-mandated standards of inmate care, and proposed wages that are half what prison security staff now earn. The decision comes following a recent vote by the state House of Representatives to prohibit private prisons in the state. For-profit [...]/p