Biden pledged to end for-profit detention. So why is a closed private prison reopening as ICE jail?
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Joe Biden’s criminal justice reform platform pledged to “end the federal government’s use of private prisons,” saying that if he were to be elected president, he would “make clear that the federal government should not use privatBiden pledged to end for-profit detention. So why is a closed private prison reopening as ICE jail?
Joe Biden’s criminal justice reform platform pledged to “end the federal government’s use of private prisons,” saying that if he were to be elected president, he would “make clear that the federal government should not use private facilities for any detention, including detention of undocumented immigrants.” While he as president issued an executive order instructing the Justice Department to not renew private prison contracts, the order didn’t include private immigration facilities. Hundreds of organizations have now expressed further dismay upon news that the administration is set to reopen a currently closed private prison to detain immigrants, and convert a migrant family jail into a detention facility for adult asylum-seekers. Read more