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Immigration Detention Contracts Cancelled in Georgia and Massachusetts
by Daniel A. Rosen
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently ordered two civil immigration detention facilities closed and terminated the contracts for both. DHS said the Carreiro Detention Center in Bristol County, Massachusetts and the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia were “no longer operationally necessary,” …
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- PREA: Tackling the Nightmare of Prison Rape, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- $50,000 Settlement for Denial of Medical Care at Tribal Jail in Montana
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- The States that Lead the Nation in COVID-19 Cases Are Hiding Their Prison Data, by Sharon Dolovich, Erika Tyagi, Neal Marquez
- Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit, by Keith Sanders
- Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of HRDC Postcard-Only Suit Against Arkansas Jail, by David Reutter
- South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information, by Matthew Clarke
- HRDC Case Sues JPay Over Fee-Heavy “Release Card” Debit Cards
- Eleventh Circuit Holds No Qualified Immunity on Deliberate Indifference in Heat Exhaustion Case, by David Reutter
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- Death, Neglect and Despair in U.S. Tribal Jails, by Daniel A. Rosen
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- Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois, by Brian Dolinar, Panagioti Tsolkas
- Sacramento Sheriff Used Prisoner Welfare Fund for Trips, Salaries and Equipment, by Matthew Clarke
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- Lawsuit Over Alabama Private Mega-Prison Leases Dismissed, Sept. 1, 2021
- Illinois First State to Abolish Cash Bail, Aug. 1, 2021
- Justice Delayed in California Jails: Lengthy Pretrial Imprisonment Common, Aug. 1, 2021
- Louisiana Law School Counts Deaths Behind Bars Because State Won’t, Aug. 1, 2021
- Orange County California Jail Guard Investigated for Burning Mentally Ill Prisoner, Aug. 1, 2021
- Connecticut Makes All Prison Communications Free, Makes History, Aug. 1, 2021
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- Arkansas Guards Can Now Work as Immigration Enforcers, Jan. 1, 2026. Staff Training, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Execution, Detention - Generally, Authority and Jurisdiction.
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