California Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Banning Private Prisons for Immigration Detention
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 13 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release:
After years of sustained local activism led by immigrant rights groups, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed groundbreaking legislation that will ban the use of private immigrant jails in California starting in the New Year, eventually entirely phasing out their use in the state. On the heels of HB2040 in Illinois, California's AB32 builds momentum towards dismantling the profit motives . . .
Marie McIntosh, media@ilrc.org; Juan Prieto, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance, 510/414-0953, jprieto@ciyja.org; Armando Carmona, Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, 951/966-6500, armando@tznu.com; Carly Perez, Detention Watch Network, 971/219-9750, cperez@detentionwatchnetwork.org
After years of sustained local activism led by immigrant rights groups, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed groundbreaking legislation that will ban the use of private immigrant jails in California starting in the New Year, eventually entirely phasing out their use in the state. On the heels of HB2040 in Illinois, California's AB32 builds momentum towards dismantling the profit motives . . .