and as noted in a recent report by the Department's Office of Inspector General (O.I.G.), they do not maintain the same level of safety and security. The rehabilitative services that the Bureau provides, such as educational programs and job training, have proved difficult to replicate and outsource and these services are essential to reducing recidivism and improving public safety. A Bloomberg News journalist questioned the findings, as did the National Review'', For-profit prison operators, including MTC, said that the DOJ report lacked objectivity. The O.I.G.'s report noted some difficulties with its conclusions, to wit: "Moreover, we were unable to compare the overall costs of incarceration between BOP institutions and contract prisons in part because of the different nature of the inmate populations and programs offered in those facilities." "We note that we were unable to evaluate all of the factors that contributed to the underlying data, including the effect of inmate demographics and facility locations." Yates's decision was reverted in 2017 by Attorney General Jeff Sessions under the new President Donald Trump administration. A spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said in December 2016 that the Utah-based Management & Training Corporation-operated South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility will be closed and inmates will be relocated,"...in light of the declining offender population because of the success of the agency's treatment and diversion initiatives." It employed about 115 people. The federal contract with MTC to operate the Willacy County Regional Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas will end in September 2021. The county is considering operating the facility by itself, which would still be permitted under federal restrictions. MTC Medical MTC Medical provides medical and dental care to prisoners at 14 facilities: Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility, Marana, Arizona Taft Correctional Institution, Taft, California Otero County Processing Center, Chaparral, New Mexico Otero County Prison Facility, Chaparral, New Mexico North Central Correctional Complex, Marion, Ohio East Texas Treatment Facility, Henderson, Texas Bridgeport Pre-Parole Transfer Facility, Bridgeport, Texas Gadsden Correctional Facility, Quincy, FL Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility, Post, Texas West Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility, Brownfield, Texas South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility, Houston, Texas Willacy County Correctional Center, Raymondville, Texas Imperial Regional Detention Facility, Calexico, California Economic & social development MTC created its Economic & Social Development division in 2004. MTC has provided technical assistance in multiple locations around the world. Work has included vocational assessments, small and medium-enterprise development, training for marginalized populations