California bans private prisons | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20955103California bans private prisons – including Ice detention centers | US news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/12/california-private-prison-ban-immigration-iceCorrection director: Arizona cities would collapse without prison labor
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/14/arizona-cities-would-collapse-without-prison-labor/10062910002/States with private prisons put more people in prison for longer - The Academic Times
https://academictimes.com/states-with-private-prisons-put-more-people-in-prison-for-longer/The FCC can finally hammer predatory prison phone call companies, thanks to just-passed bill • TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/the-fcc-can-finally-hammer-predatory-prison-phonecall-companies-thanks-to-just-passed-bill/Washington state governor OKs bill banning for-profit jails
https://apnews.com/article/legislature-prisons-washington-legislation-immigration-ceda36fec7dfc3a56c8fe8f7a66d3d76