This makes me extremely happy, terrific news. California usually leads the nation in initiatives (cigarette smoking, plastic bag bans etc). The challenge now will be what replaces those commercial jails.
The issue is already the for-profit services inside the state run jails. Commissary deposits may take 10% straight off the top, or you might be forced to pay $50 for a thirty minute video call with no visitation available, in addition to the older milking of call rates.
Hopefully that evil communications business will be ended too.
hopefully other states start to do this as well, it's honestly sickening that this is still a thing to begin with.