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Andrew Stafford

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Private prison plan slammed as inmate numbers balloon - The Untold Story

The NT government has announced plans for a 1200-bed men's remand centre on Darwin's outskirts. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

A territory's plans for a new privately operated prison have been condemned as "reckless" as incarceration rates skyrocket.

The Northern Territory government is under fire after announcing a 1200-bed men's remand centre on Darwin's outskirts will be designed, financed, built and operated by a private partner.

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