Ryan Nunn, fellow in Economic Studies and policy director for the Hamilton Project, analyzes the Trump administration’s reversal of the order which would discontinue federal contracting with private prisons and what this means for criminal justice reform going forward.
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Participant
Ryan Nunn
Assistant Vice President for Applied Research in Community Development
- Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
@ryandnunn
Commentary
PodcastOn the economics of private prisons
February 27, 2017
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