As Mass Incarceration of Immigrants Rises, Detention Centers Eye New Contracts

Advocates breathed a sigh of relief in March 2022 when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it would stop holding federal immigration prisoners at the Etowah County Detention Center, an isolated Alabama jail known for being one of the worst places to end up in the ICE detention system. For years activists inside and out documented harsh and harmful conditions at Etowah…

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