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Winston & Strawn Expands Los Angeles Office with Addition of 18 Attorneys
Roster to Complement Winston s Global Litigation and Real Estate Practices; Bringing Renowned Capabilities in White Collar Defense and Complex Commercial Litigation; Extensive Expertise in Real Estate Financing, Workouts, and Restructuring
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce a significant expansion of the firm s West Coast presence and capabilities with the addition of 18 attorneys. Included in this expansion are 15 attorneys focused on white collar and complex commercial litigation from the law office of Scheper Kim & Harris LLP.
US to phase out private-prison contracts By LIA ZHU in San Francisco | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-02-01 11:07 An exterior view shows the DeKalb County Jail in Decatur, Georgia, US, Sept 8, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
The United States, with the largest prison population in the world, is phasing out the use of private prisons, a move advocates are applauding but also criticizing as not shrinking the federal prison system but just transferring inmates to public facilities.
President Joe Biden, within the first two weeks of his presidency, signed an executive order directing the Justice Department not to renew its contracts with private prisons, to reduce profit-based incentives to incarcerate .
Don’t Get Too Excited About President Biden’s Ban On Private Prisons
Don’t Get Too Excited About President Biden’s Ban On Private Prisons
Legal experts argue that this order’s overall impact will be more symbolic than anything resembling actual prison reform.
Corporate slavery is slowly dying in the United States. President Biden recently signed an executive order designed to eliminate the for-profit prison system supported by Uncle Sam.
In an Instagram message posted on Thursday evening, Biden wrote: “No one should be profiteering off of our criminal justice system. That’s why today, I ordered the Department of Justice to end the use of private prisons by the federal government.” The move is all part of the new administration’s commitment to racial justice. But while the implications of the order are noble, it will do very little to destroy the private prison complex.