California bans private prisons and immigration detention centers (2019)
I guess this is nice, but I think the question of "private prisons" can become a bit of a distraction. Maybe they make things worse, but they're not the root of our problems. Consider that California <i>state</i> prisons were trying to save money by illegally sterilizing inmates as recently as 2010.<p>Here's a great headline to consider: "California Bans Sterilization of Female Inmates Without Consent". 2013. In the United States. Two thousand and god damn thirteen. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/california-bans-sterilization-female-inmates-without-consent-n212256" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/california-bans...</a><p>other links. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/07/09/200444613/californias-prison-sterilizations-reportedly-echoes-eugenics-era" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/07/09/200444613...</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/08/california-female-prisoner-sterilization" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/08/califo...</a>