The Davis Vanguard: Biden's New Executive Order Addressing Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Centers Evokes Concerns from Prison Reform Leaders

This is a small dent in comparison to the total incarcerated population of over two million individuals in the United States, but Biden administration officials and supporters remain adamant that the order is an important step in addressing consistent underperformance in private prisons “with respect to correctional services, programs, and resources.” 

Holly Harris—executive director of the bipartisan criminal justice organization Justice Action Network—argues, “Everyone is missing that are a big obstacle to reform because they give millions to elected officials who write our criminal law.”

https://www.davisvanguard.org/2021/03/bidens-new-executive-order-addressing-private-prisons-and-immigration-detention-centers-evokes-concern-from-prison-reform-leaders/

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JUSTICE ACTION NETWORK APPLAUDS DURBIN AND GRASSLEY FOR INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO END UNJUST PRACTICE OF INCREASING SENTENCES FOR INDIVIDUALS ACQUITTED BY JURY

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