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Private Detention Centers

The role of private detention centers in ICE custody and their connection to substandard medical care and deaths.

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Jan 25, 2026

Which ICE detention facilities accounted for the majority of in-custody deaths during the Obama administration and what inspections followed?

The coalition report Fatal Neglect counted custody during the Obama administration but did not attribute a clear majority to any single facility; instead it singled out eight facilities where was tied...

Jan 8, 2026

How do ICE-related death rates compare to other federal detention agencies (e.g., Bureau of Prisons)?

ICE’s reported deaths have fluctuated sharply: a pandemic-era high death rate per 100,000 admissions of 10.833 in FY2020 fell to 0.939 in FY2022 before rising again in later years, and absolute annual...