On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:17:34 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to take executive
actions on Tuesday to scale back the U.S. government’s use of private
prisons and bolster anti-discrimination enforcement in the housing
market, aides said.

The measures are part of a package of steps being taken by the new
Democratic president to roll back policies of his Republican predecessor
Donald Trump and promote racial justice reforms that he pledged to
address during the election campaign.

“These are just some of the first steps,” said Susan Rice, Biden’s
domestic policy adviser.

Under the new policies, the Justice Department not renew contracts with
private prison operators. Advocates have said privately operated prisons
have contributed to an increase in incarceration rates and treated
inmates poorly.

“Mass incarceration imposes significant costs on our society and
communities, while private prisons profiteer off of federal prisoners in
less safe conditions for prisoners and correctional officers alike,” the
Biden administration said in a fact sheet.

Are they going to stop incarcerating people or just let a bunch go. I
would start with the non-violent drug offenders.
Maybe kick loose every pot dealer or people convicted of simple
possession, who was arrested in a state where it is legal now.
That has to be an irony that grates on a lot of inmate's minds.