'Outsourcing its responsibility to physically hold these detainees does not absolve it of its obligation to properly care for them,' U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado said of the U.S. Immigration
Congressmembers"need to take a hard look" at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's use of private prisons, a Democratic representative has said, after the release of a report detailing"egregious" conditions at detention facilities.detailed how ICE had failed to meet government standards for housing migrant detainees at a number of facilities last year.
At two of the facilities, Adelanto and the Essex County Correctional Facility, the report said investigators found"immediate risks or egregious violations of detention standards," including"nooses in detainee cells" and"inadequate medical care." "At Essex, the food handling in general was so substandard that ICE and facility leadership had the kitchen manager replaced during our inspection," it added."Overall, the issues we identified represent health and food safety risks."
At the Aurora detention center, detainees were only allowed to have"non-contact visits," despite being able to accommodate in-person visitation. "ICE says that it has taken steps to correct the issues raised in this report, but I believe more needs to be done," she said. The OIG offered one recommendation to ICE in its report: that the agency address the issues outlined"and ensure facility compliance with 2011 Performance and National Detention Standards.
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