Hakeem Jeffries actually said...

I would just ask, given all that has been documented about the fact that inmates are more likely to recidivate in the private prison context...

educational and vocational programs for Federal prisoners have shown to significantly reduce recidivism.

there is approximately 15,000 Federal inmates who are on waiting lists for such programs.

In addition to the fact that as Cedric Richmond pointed out, these type of programs save taxpayer dollars.