The federal government is seeking a direct contract with CoreCivic, a private prison company, that would render the state's new ban on immigration detention largely moot.
I watch SAM.gov every day for the Moshannon Valley Contract . The deadline for other companies to challenge the sole-source designation — and argue that they, too, could operate the facilities — passed on March 13. I would swear this was only posted in the last 48 hours. Something stinks about this more than just the fast track approach.
Could NM, or any state, pass legislation preventing private for profit detention centers or private for profit prisons, jails, etc, from building or operating in their state? Adding in the names of all the government contractors and other profiteers, while including “any and all” for safety. CoreCivic first?
NM needs to copy a law from Washington state. The Washington state oversight law that Governor Ferguson signed is a real thorn in the side privately owned detention facilities. It allows the state Department of Health to inspect privately run detention facilities at any time for food, safety, medical care, and water quality, with fines up to $1 million for violations.
Ultimately, DHS may buy the facility outright, but part of the strategy needs to be slowing ICE down.
I continue to believe that for state-level action, we need to be supplementing the big swings with measures on clear legal grounds that don't go as far but serve as a deterrent, such as the detention camp profits tax: https://susanrogan.substack.com/p/private-prison-companies-are-getting?utm_source=publication-search
Thanks!
I watch SAM.gov every day for the Moshannon Valley Contract . The deadline for other companies to challenge the sole-source designation — and argue that they, too, could operate the facilities — passed on March 13. I would swear this was only posted in the last 48 hours. Something stinks about this more than just the fast track approach.
Could NM, or any state, pass legislation preventing private for profit detention centers or private for profit prisons, jails, etc, from building or operating in their state? Adding in the names of all the government contractors and other profiteers, while including “any and all” for safety. CoreCivic first?
NM needs to copy a law from Washington state. The Washington state oversight law that Governor Ferguson signed is a real thorn in the side privately owned detention facilities. It allows the state Department of Health to inspect privately run detention facilities at any time for food, safety, medical care, and water quality, with fines up to $1 million for violations.
Ultimately, DHS may buy the facility outright, but part of the strategy needs to be slowing ICE down.
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Please help us in Salt Lake City with a very large proposed detention center! We don’t want it!