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    The Latest Big Win for Prison Privatization

    It just got a lot harder to send a care package to New York prisoners.
    by Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge Jan 04, 2018 2 minutes

    New York’s prison system just banned something unusual from the outside: fresh fruits and veggies. As of this month, care packages sent to some inmates must come through private companies — no more parcels with food and goodies sent from home.

    The state has entered the , joining the ranks of the hundreds of other local and state corrections agencies using private companies for the service.

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