Showing posts with label Private Prisons from Exploiting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Private Prisons from Exploiting. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Be Informed On How Congressman Greg Meeks Introduced Legislation To Stop Private Prisons From Receiving Tax Breaks

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By Dujon Ricks 

 Rep. Meeks and Sen. Wyden Introduce Bill to Stop Private Prisons from Exploiting Tax Incentives for Profit



"This bill would better align our tax code with the American dream of upward mobility..."


Washington, DC – Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced H.R. 4255, the Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act, which would disqualify privatized corrections and detention centers from receiving tax subsidies unavailable to other corporations.