private prions

California would phase out the use of private prisons under pending legislation. AB32 would prohibit new contracts with private prisons and phase out existing contracts over four years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The measure was introduced by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda. Bonta said he introduced the bill because corporations that run private prisons put making money for their shareholders above rehabilitating inmates, according to the March 31 Chronicle article. “It’s just the wrong approach to a government … [Read more...] about AB32 would prohibit contracts with private prisons