Amy Goodman
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Prisons for Profit: Under Kasich, Ohio Becomes Laboratory for Privatizing Public Jails
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February 23, 2016
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9:43Now PlayingOhio holds the distinction of being the first state to sell off a public prison to a private corporation. This happened in 2011 when Governor John Kasich oversaw the sale of Lake Erie Correctional Institution to the Corrections Corporation of America. The sale was promoted as a way to save the state money, but according to the ACLU of Ohio, the plan largely backfired. We speak to Mike Brickner, senior policy director at the ACLU of Ohio. The group released a report and short documentary film called "Prisons for Profit."
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