Government,
Criminal
Sep. 16, 2019
Bill to eliminate private prisons may be limited by court order
The Legislature passed a bill aimed at winding down private prisons in California but a court order limiting how many inmates can be housed in a facility may trump the lawmakers’ intentions, even if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law.
The Legislature passed a bill aimed at winding down private prisons in California but any court order limiting how many inmates can be housed in a facility may trump the lawmakers’ intentions, even if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law.
AB 32 bars the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from renewing or entering into any new contracts with private, for-profit prisons to incarcerate state inmates, effective Jan. 1 upo...
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