Current Events > California bans private prisons including Ice detention centers

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/12/california-private-prison-ban-immigration-ice

The private prison industry is set to be upended after California lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday banning the facilities from operating in the state. The move will probably also close down four large immigration detention facilities that can hold up to 4,500 people at a time.

The legislation is being hailed as a major victory for criminal justice reform because it removes the profit motive from incarceration. It also marks a dramatic departure from Californias past, when private prisons were relied on to reduce crowding in state-run facilities.

Private prison companies used to view California as one of their fastest-growing markets. As recently as 2016, private prisons locked up approximately 7,000 Californians, about 5% of the states total prison population, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. But in recent years, thousands of inmates have been transferred from private prisons back into state-run facilities. As of June, private prisons held 2,222 of Californias total inmate population.

The states governor, Gavin Newsom, must still sign AB32, but last year he signaled support for the ban and said during his inaugural speech in January that the state should end the outrage of private prisons once and for all.

Currently, one company, the Geo Group, operates four private prisons in California under contract with the California department of corrections and rehabilitation. The contracts for these four prisons expire in 2023 and cannot be renewed under AB32, except to comply with a federal court order to reduce crowding in state-run facilities.

California really paving the path forward.
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So will this lead to the much-needed construction of mental health and treatment institutions to help their burgeoning homeless population?

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Tmaster148 posted...

California really paving the path forward.

? It's a step back in line. NY never had for profit prisons. We need this at the federal level though.

good.

we've had a few good moves lately between this and letting ncaa players potentially use their likeness for profit.

for profit prisons are literally morally reprehensible and condoning them is pure evil
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comparing california to new york... okay...

If you can afford the security, you'll be safe from crime.

EnterTheTekken posted...

So will this lead to the much-needed construction of mental health and treatment institutions to help their burgeoning homeless population?

No.
It just means more prisons in Nevada.

EnterTheTekken posted...

So will this lead to the much-needed construction of mental health and treatment institutions to help their burgeoning homeless population?

Nah the Dems keep "losing" funds for them and neighborhoods keep blocking construction.

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This is good news.
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