Column: Why we need a law to end private profits in mass incarceration
Advertisement Criminal justice reform is a popular phrase right now, but anyone who understands the history of mass incarceration and the racism that created it recognizes that this project is more of a rebuild than reform. This is why when President Biden signed the executive order phasing out contracts between the Department of Justice and private prison companies, the response from criminal justice reform advocates was understandably muted. Biden’s order does not stop federal use of private immigration detention centers. It does not address private prisons on the state level. The estimat...