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Number	20456
Subject	Prisons
Source	Wall Street Journal (New York)
State	NY
Year	1999
Publication Date	July 22, 1999
Summary	This article talks about FPI -- Federal Prison Industries. In the past FPI has only produced goods for the government, but now it may start producing goods for the private sector as well. This article explains how that might work, and what potential problems may arise.
Category	General
Pages	2
Keywords	FPI;Federal Prison Industries;private sector;producing;manufacturing;goods;prisoners;work;jobs
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