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Biden Orders DOJ Not To Renew Contracts With Private Prisons As Part Of Racial Equity Agenda

Jeffrey Cawood
Biden Orders DOJ Not To Renew Contracts With Private Prisons As Part Of Racial Equity Agenda
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As part of his promise to advance racial equity, President Joe Biden has instructed the Department of Justice not to renew private prison contracts.

The policy change was part of a fresh set of four additional executive orders the president signed on Tuesday to eliminate alleged institutional discrimination within federal agencies.

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