Executive Order 14006 Explained

Executiveorder:	14006
Type:	Executive order
Summary:	Requires that the Department of Justice does not renew contracts with privately-operated prisons.
Signedpresident:	Joe Biden
Longtitle:	Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities
Depictioncaption:	President Biden signs a series of Executive Orders amongst which was Executive Order 14006 shortly after his inauguration on January 20, 2021.
Depiction:	Biden signing an executive order related to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid.jpg
Executive Order 14006

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

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

• Incarceration in the United States#Privatization
• List of executive actions by Joe Biden
• Prison–industrial complex

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-01-29. Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities. 2021-06-07. Federal Register.
2. Web site: Executive Order 14006—Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities. 2021-06-07. www.presidency.ucsb.edu.
3. Web site: January 26, 2021. Executive Order 14006—Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities. June 7, 2021. United States Government Publishing Office.