(a) This State, a unit of local government, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent thereof, may not do any of the following: (1) Enter into an agreement for the detention of an individual in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or part, by a private entity. (2) Pay, reimburse, subsidize, or defray any cost related to the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of a detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or part, by a private entity. (3) Receive per diem, per detainee, or any other payment related to the detention of an individual in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or part, by a private entity. (4) Give any financial incentive or benefit to any private entity or person in connection with the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of a detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or part, by a private entity. (b) Nothing in this section prohibits this State or a unit of local government that owns, manages, or operates a detention facility from contracting with a private entity or person to provide ancillary services in that facility, such as, medical services, food service, educational services, or facility repair and maintenance. Privacy for Correctional Officers, Probation and Parole Officers
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