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Private Prison Giant Looking to Expand Migrant Detention Faces Fierce Local Resistance in One of America's Most Pro-Prison Towns

When CoreCivic applied earlier this year for a permit in Leavenworth, Kansas to reopen a migrant detention facility, city officials balked and the community protested

Latin Times

Plan to open California’s largest immigration jail sparks outrage

Ice and CoreCivic, a private prison contractor, to transform shuttered 2,500-bed prison in California City

The Guardian - US

‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely

Guardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado

The Guardian - US

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Takeaways from AP's reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts

Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump pushes for mass deportations, with some facilities nabbing lucrative no-bid contracts

The Independent UK

ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds

No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to the Republican Trump administration’s push for more space to hold immigrants for deportation

The Independent UK

Detained Man Says ICE Isn’t Treating His Colon Cancer

The Guatemalan man told officials that he had colon cancer when he first arrived at Otay Mesa Detention Center, according to his medical records.

Capital & Main

Tennessee prison riot contained after several hours; 3 inmates and 1 guard injured

A private correctional company says inmates at a Tennessee prison destroyed property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took hours to contain and caused minor injuries to three inmates and one guard

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Judge blocks private prison operator from housing ICE detainees at shuttered Kansas center

A judge has blocked a private prison operator from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered Kansas City area detention center unless it can get a permit from frustrated city officials

The Independent UK

Federal Court Scraps Rule That Gagged Tennessee Civil Rights Attorney From Criticizing a Private Prison

For nearly three years, Daniel Horwitz faced contempt of court for talking about a private prison that was one of his most frequent courtroom opponents.

Reason

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Unaccompanied kids, implied causes of action, and filming the police.

Reason

The prison industry is booming

CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger told investors that he expects big business in the coming months

Salon

Trump officials ‘created confrontation’ that led to arrest of Newark mayor

Democratic Congress members who visited detention center with mayor say Ice officials ‘created the chaos’

The Guardian - US

Not just Alcatraz: the notorious US prisons Trump is already reopening

Amid outrage over ‘far-fetched’ plans to revive Alcatraz, Trump is pushing to expand Ice detention to other closed lockups marked by scandals

The Guardian - US

Private Prison Companies Poised for Windfall as Trump Admin Outlines $45B Plan to Revolutionize Immigrant Detention

Private prison companies stand to benefit significantly from a sweeping new plan proposed by the Trump administration to overhaul the U.S. immigrant detention system.

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More People in ICE Custody Means Smaller Meals and Delayed Medical Care, Detainees Say

Those being held say they're having to gather donations to clothe and feed the new arrivals.

Latin Times

ICE to Resume Detaining Migrant Children at Texas Center Targeted for Mistreatment Allegations

The Biden administration ended the practice of detaining families at the site, converting some family detention centers into processing facilities aimed at releasing migrants within 72 hours

The Independent UK

Trump admin resumes detention of migrant families and kids. Critics warn it’s the ‘start of another dark chapter’

‘We need family residential centers,’ border czar Tom Homan said this week

The Texas Tribune

South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopen

The Biden administration shuttered the Dilley facility last year because of high operating costs. It’s expected to hold immigrant families under the Trump administration.

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The Independent UK

Privately run immigration detention center that previously held families in Texas will reopen

A private prison company says it will reopen an immigrant detention facility in Texas that previously held families with children for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement CoreCivic announced the contract with ICE and the city of Dilley on Wednesday

The Guardian - US

Abuse claims are rife in California detention centers. Now the facilities are poised to expand

A court has allowed one of state’s largest centers to resume operations, weeks after reports Ice wants to build new ones

Latin Times

Complaint Alleges Staff At Center Holding Asylum Seekers in New Mexico Deal Drugs at The Facility

The private prison is owned and operated by CoreCivic, the same company in charge of the Torrance facility where detainees have also reported abuse

Latin Times

ICE Already Receiving Proposals To Expand Detention Capabilities in Six States

Private companies, including CoreCivic and GEO Group, submitted proposals that could collectively add between 6,650 and 12,000 detention beds nationwide

The Independent UK

Fights at Tennessee prison kill 1 inmate and injure 5 others

A Tennessee inmate has died and five others were injured after fights erupted at a privately run state prison

The Guardian - US

Biden extended contracts to private immigration jails despite reports of ‘horrific’ conditions

Congress, federal watchdogs and advocates call for closures of facilities as DHS inspector general reports medical shortages, sanitation violations and neglect of detainees

Latin Times

Mass Deportations Could Get an Unexpected Head Start Thanks to Biden's Permissive Stance on Private Prisons

ICE is currently negotiating at least 14 contracts with private prison companies despite Biden's initial pledge to end such practices

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