California law bans for-profit, private prisons, immigration detention centers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday [October 11] that would eliminate private, for-profit prisons, including those used for immigration detention, by 2028.
Starting on Jan. 2020, the state's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation won't be able to enter into or renew a contract with a private, for-profit prison to incarcerate people.
Operating a private immigration detention facility and incarcerating people in for-profit prisons will be prohibited after Jan. 2028, according to the newly signed law.
[...] The Adelanto Detention Facility, which is one of the nation's biggest privately-run immigration detention centers, will be phased out under the new law.
This past summer, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General released a report that found "egregious violations of detention standards" at the Adelanto Detention Facility, including "nooses in detainee cells, improper and overly restrictive segregation, and inadequate detainee medical care."
[...] GEO Group, a for-profit prison company with dozens of facilities in California including the Adelanto Facility, previously has stated that the bill "works against the state's Proposition 57 anti-recidivism goals approved by the voters," referring to a ballot proposition passed in 2016 to reduce the number of people who were re-incarcerated in the state.
The company reported revenues of $2.33 billion in 2018, up from $2.26 billion in 2017. The facilities have been criticized for employing immigrants for as little as $1 a day.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:50AM (5 children)
Every day? Then maybe a reboot of Law and Order X 21 Jump Street that does stings on corruption in the juvenile law enforcement/judicial/penal system is due. Or maybe we just need to start demanding laws be removed from the books which increase incarceration rates, insist on better/different oversight of prisons/parole (not the best example here) [youtube.com] to decrease recidivism, or culturally change our perspective on prisons [theguardian.com].
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday October 22 2019, @01:44PM
I didn't mean to imply that it happens every day in the juvenile system. It most certainly does happen in the justice system, each and every day that courts are held in the USA. I referred to those prisons for profit, whose administrators get promises from the judges to keep those prisons filled. It really is a thing.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday October 22 2019, @04:51PM (3 children)
Yeah, that last bit, isn't going to happen. Essentially, the entire reason for the existence of prisons is to deal with those who break the law. It's human nature to want to punish those that have wronged us. Yes, it would most definitely be better to rehabilitate those that can be rehabilitated. There are many that can't or don't want to be rehabilitated, though.
Say what you want about Marijuana, but it's been illegal to use in most of the United States for quite a long time. You don't want to go to jail for using/selling/possessing Marijuana? Don't use/sell/possess Marijuana. You can't force people to comply with laws, but you can separate them from those who do.
I am all for helping people help themselves. Sure, some people can't help themselves, but that's why we have welfare. For those that won't/can't obey the law, there's prison.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @06:11PM
fuck the fucking law!
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Tuesday October 22 2019, @10:19PM (1 child)
Then maybe we need more suspiciously Scandinavian-appearing [satwcomic.com] aliens to apply their nature instead, to better align our laws with society's needs over nature's wants.
No argument there.
Or decriminalize, then hopefully eventually legalize it. Tobacco has been legal, no question, but should it be when its long-term health effects compare poorly to marijuana's?
Mostly by crystalline structure and net worth [politico.com], it would seem.
For everything else, there's ... sorry, couldn't resist. It just seems like prison shouldn't make things worse [apa.org].
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Freeman on Wednesday October 23 2019, @02:42PM
How shouldn't prison make things worse? You're generally putting a bunch of people together who don't see a problem with breaking the law. It's more like a self-help group for criminals.
"Now today, we'll be going over money laundering, raise your hand, if you've never actually done this yourself. Okay, today we'll be going over the basics . . ." Okay, sure it's not likely to be in a structured setting. Still, you put a bunch of like-minded people together and they're going to be discussing things they're interested in.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"