happycoyote12 ,
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@wdlindsy You remember acting Dep AG Sally Yates in 2016 wrote the memo the DOJ would phase out Private Prisons. One of his first acts as AG Jeff Sessions rescinded that order. The Mercer's held a lot of stocks in the two largest private prison companies, GEO & CCA. Yates cost them lots of money. Old donny & Jeff made sure that got it back, & then some.

https://www.pogo.org/investigations/the-fear-factory-how-robert-mercers-hedge-fund-profits-from-trumps-hard-line-immigration-stance

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2015/jul/31/who-owns-private-prison-stock/

https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/02/justice-department-private-prisons-23524

Biden brought it back.

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