Today's executive order to no longer renew DOJ contracts with private prison companies validates something we've been saying for years: No one should profit from the human misery that is caused by mass incarceration.
Prison privatization increases the potential for mistreatment and abuse of incarcerated people.
Today's order is an important move in curtailing this insidious practice.
Today's order is an important move in curtailing this insidious practice.
It does not, however, limit the role of other profiteers, such as for-profit prison health care companies.
And it does not end the relationship between private prison companies and DHS, including in the immigrant detention system.
There is much more work to be done.
And it does not end the relationship between private prison companies and DHS, including in the immigrant detention system.
There is much more work to be done.
President Biden made bold commitments on the campaign trail to cut mass incarceration and reverse the legacy of decades of racist and damaging policies.
The order signed today is a start in acknowledging the harm that has been caused and taking actions to repair it.
The order signed today is a start in acknowledging the harm that has been caused and taking actions to repair it.
But President Biden has an obligation to do more.
We're encouraged by his pledges to reform federal use of force standards, end the use of solitary confinement, and abolish the federal death penalty.
The advocates and organizers that elected him will hold him accountable.
We're encouraged by his pledges to reform federal use of force standards, end the use of solitary confinement, and abolish the federal death penalty.
The advocates and organizers that elected him will hold him accountable.
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