Physical Mail Could Be Eliminated at Federal Prisons
Physical Mail Could Be Eliminated at Federal Prisons A pilot program initiated under Trump converts mail to electronic scans. Biden hasnât reversed it, and critics call it abusive and harmful to inmates and families. In his first-week blitz of executive actions, Joe Biden directed the Justice Department to not renew federal contracts with the private prison industry. â[W]e must reduce profit-based incentives to incarcerate by phasing out the Federal Governmentâs reliance on privately operated criminal detention facilities,â the order stated. But the profit motive will sti...
Source: prospect.org