California’s governor signs a law banning private prisons in the state, including facilities used by federal authorities to detain migrants
California will work to end the use of private prisons within its borders, including for-profit immigrant detention facilities, under a law signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The measure, originally focused only on prisons, was expanded late in the legislative session this year to include jails that hold migrants, as they became a polarizing political issue in left-leaning California.
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