Private Prison Operators GEO Group and CoreCivic Operate Facilities in Louisiana
What happened
A report examining ICE prisons in Louisiana and Mississippi found that detainees described horrible conditions, including crowded rooms, contaminated water, inedible food, and inadequate medical care. The report noted that private incarceration companies, such as GEO Group and CoreCivic, operate these facilities.
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Why it matters
The report suggests that private incarceration companies cut costs by providing minimal food and care and hiring cheap labor to raise profit margins for shareholders. This operation is linked to current administration immigration policy, which aims to deter immigrants by making detention as miserable as possible.
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Who's involved
Who could feel it
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The entities involved
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GEO Group
American institutional facilities company
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CoreCivic
US prison-operating company
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Louisiana
state of the United States of America
Related events
- ICE agents are managing immigrant detention facilities, which are currently being transported between various cities in the region, including Little Rock.
- GEO Group operates a detention facility in Clearfield County, governed by contractual agreements.
- Immigration crackdown causes local arrests in Louisiana targeting immigrants seeking status.