New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill to Tax Private Prisons
The measure would charge operators 8% of contract value plus $15 per detained person each day and could raise up to $16.2 million annually, analysts said.
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New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill to Tax Private Prisons
Trenton, New Jersey — The New Jersey Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that would impose new taxes and fees on private detention facilities, a move aimed mainly at two ICE-contracted sites in Newark and Elizabeth. The bill passed 57-22 along party lines and now awaits action in the state Senate. It would charge operators an annual fee equal to 8% of the value of their government detention contracts, plus $15 per detained person per day. The money w…
NJ Assembly passes bill to tax private prisons
Delaney Hall in Newark (Photo by Anne Marie-Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)The New Jersey Assembly passed a bill Tuesday aimed at imposing new fees on the operators of private detention facilities. Only two such jails currently operate in New Jersey: Delaney Hall in Newark and the Elizabeth Detention Center, both of which contract with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigrant detainees. The bill is largely seen as an attempt by Demo…
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