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The private industry group ALEC, which creates form legislation that's been copied and passed by Republicans in numerous states, has been a driving force behind the rise of the private prison industry in America.


This brief legislative analysis, by Main Street Insider, explains how that came to be and what ALEC's legislation actually does.

This video is from Main Street Insider, published Sept. 19, 2011.

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