PRINTER'S NO. 434
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
466
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, WARREN, PIELLI, MADDEN, FREEMAN,
HOHENSTEIN, RABB, KHAN, HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, BURGOS, PROBST,
SANCHEZ, DELLOSO, SCHWEYER, OTTEN AND HOWARD, MARCH 16, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 16, 2023
AN ACT
Prohibiting the construction and operation of private
correctional institutions and immigration detention centers
in this Commonwealth.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Ban on
Private Correctional Institutions and Immigration Detention
Centers Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Immigrant detention center." A facility that holds, houses,
detains or otherwise imprisons individuals identified as
immigrating to the United States.
"Private correctional institution." A facility, prison or
jail for incarcerated individuals that is owned and operated by
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an individual or a company other than the Federal Government.
Section 3. Prohibition on construction and operation of private
correctional institutions and immigration detention
centers.
On or after the effective date of this section, a private
correctional institution or an immigration detention center may
not be constructed or operated within this Commonwealth.
Section 4. Prohibition on contracts with private correctional
institutions and immigration detention centers.
On or after the effective date of this section, the
Commonwealth or a political subdivision may not contract with a
private correctional institution or an immigration detention
center for the incarceration of individuals or immigrants.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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