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Progressive Democrats Press Joe Biden to Go Much Further on Private Prisons
On 1/27/21 at 10:26 AM EST
On Tuesday, Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to renew privately operated criminal detention facilities. Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice told a White House press conference the move demonstrates the president s commitment to reducing mass incarceration while making our communities safer.
While Biden s decision was lauded by fellow Democrats, certain progressive members of Congress believe there is more to be done in addressing prison profiteering.
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Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts retweeted a graph from the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), which found less than 9 percent of incarcerated people to be held in private prisons.
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