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Jun. 15, 2020
Prison contractor challenges California ban on private prisons
Will a private prison company be allowed to continue operating immigrant detention facilities in California despite a state law banning these facilities?
Will a private prison company be allowed to continue operating immigrant detention facilities in California despite a state law banning these facilities?
A case brought recently by the GEO Group Inc., the nation's largest private prison contractor, challenges SB 29. This 2017 law barred any entity from signing a contract to run a private prison in the state after Jan. 1, 2018.
In a response filed l...
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