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Oct. 9, 2019

California bill banning use of for-profit prisons is a game changer

California is on the brink of passing one of the most comprehensive bills on incarceration and detention in the country. Assembly Bill 32, which is now on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, is set to ban the use of for-profit prisons and detention facilities in our state.

Jackie Gonzalez

Policy Director
Immigrant Defense Advocates

Email: jackie@imadvocates.org

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Hamid Yazdan Panah

Advocacy Director
Immigrant Defense Advocates

Email: hamid@imadvocates.org

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California is on the brink of passing one of the most comprehensive bills on incarceration and detention in the country. Assembly Bill 32, which is now on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, is set to ban the use of for-profit prisons and detention facilities in our state. This includes banning the use of for-profit facilities in the context of immigration detention, in a state that is home to more immigrants than any other in the union.

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