Friday, August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016
Season 2016 - Episode 167: Friday, August 19, 2016

Season 2016 - Episode 167: Friday, August 19, 2016

Democracy Now! - Backdrop

Overview

Headlines for August 19, 2016; In Historic Shift, U.S. Government to End Use of Deadly, Costly, Negligent Private Prisons; Private Prisons May Be Phased Out, But Industry Leaves Trail of Bodies from Medical Neglect & Abuses; As Feds Close Prisons Run by Private Companies, Will They Do Same for Immigrant Detention Centers; Former Iran Hostage Shane Bauer: Claim That $400M U.S. Paid to Iran was Ransom Deal is 'Absurd'; Dave Zirin: Brazilians are Fed Up with U.S. Olympian Ryan Lochte and Privileged First-World Tourists

Episode Information

TV Show

Democracy Now!

Season

Season 2016

Episode Number

167

Air Date

August 19, 2016