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Another Blow to AG Bonta’s Attempt to End For-Profit Prisons in California

September 27, 2022 12:34 pmSeptember 28, 2022 5:11 am

A panel of 11 judges in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 on Monday that California’s state law that bans for-profit private prisons is to be blocked due to coming into conflict with federal law. The legal...

CA Attorney General Bonta Files Request To Reinstate His Own Legislation Banning Private Prisons

November 18, 2021 2:29 amApril 3, 2022 8:21 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an en banc (full bench) Appeals Court rehearing on Wednesday against the Court’s ruling last month that struck down California’s ban on private prisons. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

Judge Issues Temporary Order In Favor Of California In Private Prison Closures Over Fed. Government, GEO Group

July 18, 2020 6:47 amJuly 21, 2020 8:19 pm

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino issued a temporary order in favor of California over the Trump Administration and the private prison company GEO Group over the legality of the state’s January ban on for-profit prisons. Private, for-profit prison...

Trump Administration Files Lawsuit Against CA For Private Detention Ban

February 12, 2020 2:21 amFebruary 12, 2020 8:26 am

The Federal Government filed a lawsuit, naming Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, and the State of California for banning the operation of private detention facilities. The complaint is seeking a federal judge in San Diego to rule Assembly...

Florida Based Company Suing California For Law Ending Operation Of Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Facilities

January 5, 2020 8:33 amJanuary 5, 2020 8:59 am

A private detention company based in Florida is suing the State of California for signing into law Assembly Bill 32 that ends contracts with for-profit prisons. Newport Beach law firm Newmeyer and Dillion are representing the GEO Group that operates...