Senators Demand Answers On Government Use Of Private Prisons

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday joined leading Democratic Senators to press the Obama administration on the use of private prisons and contract facilities by the Department of Homeland Security.  The letter comes amid an internal review at DHS regarding its use of private prisons, and the Senators urged DHS to ensure the review was meaningful and genuine.

In their letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, the Senators state that “we strongly…