Executive Order 14006
| Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities | |
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 President Biden signs a series of Executive Orders amongst which was Executive Order 14006 shortly after his inauguration on January 20, 2021. | |
| Type | Executive order |
|---|---|
| Executive Order number | 14006 |
| Signed by | Joe Biden on January 26, 2021 |
| Federal Register details | |
| Federal Register document number | 2021-02070 |
| Publication date | 26 January 2021 |
| Summary | |
| Requires that the Department of Justice does not renew contracts with privately-operated prisons. | |
Executive Order 14006, officially titled Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities, is an executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden on January 26, 2021.[1][2] The Department of Justice will not renew any existing contracts with privately operated prisons.
Effects
[edit]It will gradually abolish the US government's reliance on privately operated detention facilities as they tend to not have the same level of safety as state-owned ones.[3]
See also
[edit]- Incarceration in the United States#Privatization
- List of executive actions by Joe Biden
- Prison–industrial complex
References
[edit]- ^ "Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities". Federal Register. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Executive Order 14006—Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Executive Order 14006—Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities" (PDF). United States Government Publishing Office. January 26, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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