The Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing longtime federal and state government contractors in the criminal justice and immigration systems, released the following statement on California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s press conference today on his office’s report on immigration detention facilities in the state: “Much of today’s news conference was focused on federal policies regarding immigration enforcement. To be clear, contractors who provide detention services to the federal government have no role in setting policies.    “Over the past three decades, both Democratic and Republican administrations have worked with contractors to enhance the conditions for individuals navigating immigration processes. These improvements include safe…

“Second Chance Month is an opportunity to recognize and support the men and women who are successfully returning to their communities after incarceration, and the remarkable efforts of our member companies and their employees to help them achieve this common objective. “Our member companies are true innovators in the field of evidence-based reentry programming focused on empowering individuals with the skills and tools they need for a second chance in society. This is only possible through the devoted work of thousands of our member company employees – expert counselors, social workers, educators, staff, and corrections officers. To those on the…

Welcome to your quarterly update from the Day 1 Alliance on the latest news and developments related to longtime private sector contractors serving the U.S. criminal justice and immigration systems. Please share with colleagues and others interested in these key issues – new subscribers can sign up here. Federal Judge Rules NJ Law Banning ICE Detention Contracts Unconstitutional On August 29, U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch sided with the U.S. Department of Justice and CoreCivic in overturning part of the 2021 New Jersey law which sought to ban ICE detention as “unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause.” The judge approved an injunction…

WASHINGTON – Day 1 Alliance (D1A), the trade association representing private-sector criminal justice and immigration system contractors, authored a Letter to the Editor published today in The Bakersfield Californian pushing back on misconceptions contained in an op-ed published earlier in March: Letter to the editor: Understand contractors’ role in immigration system The March 5 op-ed “President Biden: Shut the American gulag, issue a presidential pardon, uphold universal asylum rights,” is not only a hyperbolic attempt to liken longtime U.S. policy under both Democratic and Republican administrations to horrific Soviet atrocities, but reveals a basic misunderstanding of contractors’ role in the U.S. immigration system. Because U.S. Immigration…

The first week of May marks National Correctional Officer and Employee Appreciation Week, a chance to stop and commend the thousands of dedicated men and women of D1A’s member companies. D1A members – CoreCivic, The GEO Group, MTC, and LaSalle Corrections – are committed to hiring not only the best employees, but a workforce that represents the diversity of the communities we serve around the country. For example: The majority of the 30,000 employee that make up our member companies are women, who made up an even higher percentage of new hires made last year. Further, more than half of…