Government Executive: Biden Directs Justice Department Not to Renew Private Prison Contracts

“We can’t make real progress toward ending mass incarceration in this country while the companies getting rich from it can turn around and give millions of dollars to the elected officials who write our criminal laws,” said Holly Harris, president and executive director of the Justice Action Network, a bipartisan organization focused on criminal justice reform. “Will this cure all that ails our broken justice system? Of course not. Is it a critical step in the right direction? Absolutely.”

https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/biden-directs-justice-department-not-renew-private-prisons-contracts/171682/

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