New sheriff in Oval Office means some quick changes in federal prison policy and leadership

At the local level, sheriffs ofer have responsibilities for jails.  At the national level, the President has ultimate reponsibility for federal prisons.  And, with a new President, we get some new prison developments as reported in these two new pieces: 

From the Brennan Center, “Trump Reverses Biden Order that Eliminated DOJ Contracts with Private Prisons“:

President Trump reversed an important Biden administration criminal justice policy Monday, opening the door to more people in federal custody being sent to private prisons. The Biden executive order — one of his first — had directed the Justice Department not to renew contracts with private prison firms. In one of his first moves as president, Trump — as part of a slew of reversals of Biden-era actions — reversed Executive Order 14006, which had eliminated Justice Department contracts with “Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities.”

From Forbes, “Bureau Of Prisons Director Colette Peters Out On Trump’s First Day“:

Colette Peters has resigned as Director of the Bureau of Prisons after 30 months on the job just as President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Monday. Deputy Director William Lathrop will take over as acting director. An agency outsider, Peters took the BOP job after heading the Oregon Department of Corrections. The challenges she faced at the BOP on day-one of her job in August 2022 were pretty much the same at the end; staffing shortages, crumbling buildings and poor morale.