Tag: for-profit prison
CA Attorney General Bonta Files Request To Reinstate His Own Legislation Banning Private Prisons
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an en banc (full bench) Appeals Court rehearing on Wednesday against the Court’s ruling last month that struck down California’s ban on private prisons. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...
9th Circuit Overturns California’s Law Banning For-Profit Prisons
In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s AB 32 ban on privately owned immigration detention facilities on Tuesday, finding that it interfered with the federal government’s ability to uphold the law. In 2019, Assembly...
RECAP: AB 32 Will Shut Down The Private Prison Industry In California
While the rest of the country is seeing exponential growth in the for-profit prison industry, it’s a signature away from extinction in California. What is it? Assembly Bill 32. Under the bill, all contracts with private or for-profit prisons in...