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REPORT: Rise of Private Prisons U.S., Especially in Federal System, Still Increasing, Still Controversial

Posted by Cheyenne Galloway
|Date: July 02, 2023
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REPORT: Rise of Private Prisons U.S., Especially in Federal System, Still Increasing, Still Controversial

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC - The use of private prisons to house incarcerated people has increa ...

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC - The use of private prisons to house incarcerated people has increased since the turn of the century, according to Kristen Budd and Niki Monazzam of The Sentencin ...

July 02, 2023
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Looking Back: Prison Privatization – A Bad Idea

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|Date: January 08, 2023
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Looking Back: Prison Privatization – A Bad Idea

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

January 08, 2023
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Looking Back: Prison Privatization – A Bad Idea

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|Date: March 20, 2022
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Looking Back: Prison Privatization – A Bad Idea

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

March 20, 2022
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California’s Attorney General Defends California’s Ban on For-Profit Private Prisons, Detention Facilities

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|Date: November 21, 2021
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California’s Attorney General Defends California’s Ban on For-Profit Private Prisons, Detention Facilities

By Sonam Hundal OAKLAND—California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a petition that defends the state ...

By Sonam Hundal OAKLAND—California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a petition that defends the state’s ban on for-profit private prisons and detention facilities – Bonta was the “lead author of [ ...

November 21, 2021
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Biden’s New Executive Order Addressing Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Centers Evokes Concern from Prison Reform Leaders

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: March 05, 2021
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Biden’s New Executive Order Addressing Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Centers Evokes Concern from Prison Reform Leaders

By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON — Signaling a first step in executing his criminal justice agenda, President ...

By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON — Signaling a first step in executing his criminal justice agenda, President Biden signed an executive order last month calling for an end to new Department of Justice cont ...

March 05, 2021
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Private Prison Giant GEO Neglects COVID-19 Outbreaks at San Francisco Halfway House

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|Date: February 26, 2021
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Private Prison Giant GEO Neglects COVID-19 Outbreaks at San Francisco Halfway House

By Alana Bleimann and Layla Mustafa SAN FRANCISCO - While the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to devastat ...

By Alana Bleimann and Layla Mustafa SAN FRANCISCO - While the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to devastate the country and claim the lives of many, it has also exposed appalling shortcomings in the pe ...

February 26, 2021
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Private Detention Facilities Barred in President’s Executive Order

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|Date: January 29, 2021
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Private Detention Facilities Barred in President’s Executive Order

WASHINGTON D.C. – In an attempt to address the systemic issues embedded in our criminal justice system, P ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – In an attempt to address the systemic issues embedded in our criminal justice system, President Joe Biden issued a new Executive Order Tuesday for “Reforming Our Incarceration System ...

January 29, 2021
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Looking Back: Prison Privatization – A Bad Idea

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 06, 2020
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Looking Back: Prison Privatization – A Bad Idea

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

December 06, 2020
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Private Prison Group Sues California over New Law

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2020
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Private Prison Group Sues California over New Law

On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a new la ...

On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a new law that would take effect today banning new private prison contracts. The lawsuit, represented b ...

January 01, 2020
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Sacramento Private Migrant Detention Center Targeted by Protests Locks Doors, Claim Immigration Advocates

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|Date: October 17, 2019
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Sacramento Private Migrant Detention Center Targeted by Protests Locks Doors, Claim Immigration Advocates

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Apparently, Florida-based GEO Group – working ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Apparently, Florida-based GEO Group – working with Homeland Security and ICE in efforts to deny asylum to migrants – has closed down its down ...

October 17, 2019
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Sac Rally Targets Company Days after State Bans Private Prisons and Detention Centers; Davis Rabbi Leads Service

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|Date: October 16, 2019
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Sac Rally Targets Company Days after State Bans Private Prisons and Detention Centers; Davis Rabbi Leads Service

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Florida-based GEO Group – one of the compa ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Florida-based GEO Group – one of the companies targeted by the Governor when he signed a sweeping measure last Friday outlawing private p ...

October 16, 2019
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California: Legislature Adopts a Flurry of Reforms, but Voting Rights Wait for 2020

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|Date: September 21, 2019
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California: Legislature Adopts a Flurry of Reforms, but Voting Rights Wait for 2020

By Daniel Nichanian Before adjourning for the year on Friday, California’s legislature passed a series of ...

By Daniel Nichanian Before adjourning for the year on Friday, California’s legislature passed a series of reforms to its criminal legal system. These bills are now all on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. ...

September 21, 2019
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Last CA Inmates from Out-of-State, For-Profit, Private Prisons Return

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 27, 2019
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Last CA Inmates from Out-of-State, For-Profit, Private Prisons Return

(from Press Release) - Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today welcomed news of the return of the last ...

(from Press Release) - Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today welcomed news of the return of the last out-of-state California inmates from a for-profit, private prison in Arizona. “As the author o ...

June 27, 2019
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Key Pieces of Legislation on Private Prisons, Safe Lots and CBD Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2019
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Key Pieces of Legislation on Private Prisons, Safe Lots and CBD Move Forward

AB 32 to End Use of For-Profit, Private Prisons in California Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee (F ...

AB 32 to End Use of For-Profit, Private Prisons in California Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee (From Press Release) - The Assembly Appropriations Committee today passed key legislation by Asse ...

May 17, 2019
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Will State End Involvement in For-Profit, Private Prisons?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2019
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Will State End Involvement in For-Profit, Private Prisons?

Back in December, Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta introduced AB 32, which would prohibit California’s us ...

Back in December, Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta introduced AB 32, which would prohibit California’s use of for-profit, private prisons. He also introduced AB 33, requiring CalPERS and CalSTRS, Cal ...

April 01, 2019
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Trump and Sessions: Great for the Private Prison Industry, Terrible for Civil Rights

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 08, 2017
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Trump and Sessions: Great for the Private Prison Industry, Terrible for Civil Rights

by Carl Takei & Katie Egan Donald Trump’s victory has been nothing but good news for the private pri ...

by Carl Takei & Katie Egan Donald Trump’s victory has been nothing but good news for the private prison industry. The day after the election, shares of the two biggest private prison corporations ...

January 08, 2017
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DOJ Calls For End of Private-Prison Contracts; ICE Must Do the Same

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 24, 2016
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DOJ Calls For End of Private-Prison Contracts; ICE Must Do the Same

By Carl Takei In a bluntly-worded memo issued last week, the U.S. Department of Justice directed the Fede ...

By Carl Takei In a bluntly-worded memo issued last week, the U.S. Department of Justice directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin phasing out all of its contracts with private prisons. Private p ...

August 24, 2016
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