Government
Apr. 1, 2017
Legislator seeks end to California's for-profit prisons
A bill to phase out state contracts with for-profit prisons by next year and end their use by 2028 has been introduced in the Legislature.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A bill to phase out state contracts with for-profit prisons by next year and end their use by 2028 has been introduced in the Legislature.
With AB 1320, Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, said he wants to end the private prison industry in California.
"Their businesses flourish by having more people behind bars," Bonta said in a statement. "For-profit prisons ha...
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