Wow... The DHS Office of Inspector General just released a report about the horrible conditions at the ICE La Palma Correctional Center (LPCC) ran by CoreCivic in Eloy, Arizona.
oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/…
oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/…
We encourage you to read the full report as it is literally the reason why ICE needs to be abolished. Here is just one of the many things the investigation found.
Here is just one of the many things the investigation found.
On April 11 and April 13, 2020, detainees held peaceful protests at the facility as shown in Figure 1. According to detainees, the protests were a result of LPCC not providing appropriate protective equipment to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
A letter signed by 182 LPCC detainees indicates the facility used pepper spray, pepper balls, and chemical agents, and punished protesting detainees with lengthy stays in segregation. OIG confirmed LPCC used chemical agents to end the protests.
During the incident on April 13, 2020, LPCC staff deployed chemical agents from the ceiling and, as shown in Figure 2, fired pepper spray from handheld devices.
A detainee told OIG he suffered injuries from pepper balls fired by facility staff, but felt too intimidated to file a report about the incident through proper channels.
Nonetheless, detainees filed six grievances with the facility about these incidents. The facility denied or rejected all six grievances.
OIG reviewed the 27 reported use-of-force incidents at the facility that occurred between February 1, 2020 and August 24, 2020, finding that in 11 of these incidents, facility staff used chemical agents to gain detainee compliance.
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