Washington Senate Passes Ban on for-Profit Prisons, Would Close ICE Center On 3/31/21 at 11:02 PM EDT The Washington state Senate has passed a bill banning private, for-profit prisons and detention facilities. The legislation would close a Tacoma facility currently operating under a contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The bill would prohibit any person, business, or state or local governmental entity from operating a private detention facility within the state. It would also prohibit state or local governments from making contracts with any state-based private detention facilities. The bill would allow any facilities currently operating under a government contract to remain open until the contract ends.