{"id":341,"date":"2020-01-06T10:11:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=341"},"modified":"2020-01-06T10:30:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:30:49","slug":"news-scan-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=341","title":{"rendered":"News Scan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Private Prison Group Sues CA<\/strong>:\u00a0 A Florida corporation that runs private prisons is suing California in federal court for a recently enacted law banning new contracts and the opening of any new facilities.\u00a0 The law, AB32 was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last year whose office stated that private prisons &#8220;run contrary to our values.&#8221;\u00a0 Joaquin Palomino of the San Francisco Chronicle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/news\/article\/Private-prison-group-sues-California-over-new-law-14940890.php\">reports<\/a> that the private prisons are used primarily to house illegal aliens convicted of federal crimes, although the reporter misidentifies them as &#8220;immigrants.&#8221;\u00a0 In its lawsuit the GEO Group argues that the implementation of AB32 will &#8220;undermine and eliminate the congressionally funded and approved enforcement of federal criminal and immigration law.&#8221;\u00a0 The author of the law, Alameda County Assemblyman Rob Bonita told reporters that the lawsuit was a &#8220;desperate attempt&#8221; 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