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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 30, 2026
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Are the detention centers run by ICE violating human rights?

The preponderance of recent reporting and advocacy investigations documents widespread, repeated allegations that detention facilities are operating in ways that meet established definitions of — incl...

Jan 25, 2026
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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...

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