Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a state agency or public agency shall not:

(i) study, plan, design, acquire, lease, search for sites, or construct new correctional facilities or detention centers;

(ii) expand the capacity of an existing correctional facility or detention center beyond its current design or rated capacity;

(iii) convert any part of an existing or dormant correctional facility or detention center for the purpose of detention or incarceration, including to change or expand the populations incarcerated in that facility or center;

(iv) renovate an existing or dormant correctional facility or detention center beyond requirements for maintenance or to comply with building code requirements; or

(v) repair an existing or dormant correctional facility or detention center for the purposes of expanding the facility or center or increasing its bed capacity for five years after the effective date of this act.