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(jan 6, 1984 – jan 6, 1984)

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Increased use of incarceration during War on Drugs, as a result private businesses saw an opportunity for expansion. In 1984, the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) was awarded a contract to take over operation of a facility in Tennessee. The privatization of prisons results in racially disproportionate mass incarceration.

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jan 6, 1984
jan 6, 1984
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