 went to private firms.

Civil rights advocates have documented a pattern of poor medical care and abuse inside private immigration facilities over the last several years. They say such prisons have an incentive to cut corners and reduce costs.

Although the allegations of abuse are not limited to privately run prisons, “we certainly see a lot of these problems magnified when a company is seeking to extract as much profit as it can out of a detention center,” said Bob Libal, executive director of Grassroots Leadership.


A review by medical experts of the deaths of 18 migrants held by immigration authorities from 2012 to 2015 concluded substandard medical care had contributed to at least seven of the deaths, according to a Human Rights Watch report published in July.

In December 2012, for example, a 34-year-old Guatemalan man named Manuel Cota-Domingo died of heart disease and complications related to diabetes and pneumonia shortly after being transferred to a hospital in Phoenix from Eloy Detention Center, a private facility run by Corrections Corporation of America about 60 miles southeast.

Cota-Domingo was having trouble breathing for about three hours before detention officers responded and a medical evaluation was conducted, delays which probably contributed to his death, according to a review of the file by medical experts.

ICE officials warn, however, that if they have to reduce or eliminate private detention centers, they could be forced to put more detainees into state and local jails because the federal government does not have enough facilities of its own.


That could be a worse outcome for detainees, they say, because conditions in the jails are sometimes harsher than in the private detention centers and are more difficult for immigration officials to oversee.

The use of jails also means putting detainees who have not been accused of a crime into facilities where they are in contact with potentially dangerous criminals.

Geo Group and Corrections Corp. of America, major operators of private detention facilities, said they welcomed the Department of Homeland Security’s review of their business practices.

Geo Group said in a statement that its facilities “are highly rated and provide high-quality, cost-effective services in safe, secure, and humane residential environments pursuant to strict contractual requirements and the federal government’s national standards.”


Corrections Corp. of America said it is “proud of the quality and value of the services we provide and look forward to sharing that information” with the advisory panel.

A former senior official of ICE, by
went to private firms. 

 Civil rights advocate have document a pattern of poor medical concern and abuse inside private immigration facility over the final several years. They say such prisons get an incentive to cut corners and reduce costs. 

 Although the allegations of maltreatment are not limited to privately run prisons, “ we surely see a lot of these problem magnified when a caller is seeking to extract as much profit as it can out of a detention center, ” allege Bob Libal, executive director of Grassroots Leadership. 


 A review by medical experts of the deaths of 18 migrant oblige by immigration authorities from 2012 to 2015 concluded substandard medical care had contributed to at least seven of the end, harmonize to a Human Rights Watch report published in July. 

 In December 2012, for exercise, a 34 - class - previous Guatemalan man named Manuel Cota - Domingo died of heart disease and complications related to diabetes and pneumonia shortly after being transmit to a hospital in Phoenix from Eloy Detention Center, a private facility run by Corrections Corporation of America about 60 miles southeast. 

 Cota - Domingo was having worry breathing for about three hours before detention officers respond and a medical evaluation was impart, delays which probably contributed to his death, according to a inspection of the file by medical experts. 

 ICE officials warn, however, that if they have to reduce or eliminate private detention center, they could be pull to put more detainees into state of matter and local jails because the union government does not have adequate facilities of its own. 


 That could be a worse outcome for detainees, they say, because condition in the jails are sometimes harsher than in the private detention centers and are more difficult for immigration officials to oversee. 

 The use of jails besides means putting detainee who have not been accused of a crime into facilities where they are in contact with potentially dangerous criminal. 

 Geo Group and Corrections Corp. of America, major operators of private detention facilities, said they welcomed the Department of Homeland Security ’s review of their business practices. 

 Geo Group said in a statement that its facilities “ are highly rate and leave eminent - quality, cost - effective services in safe, secure, and humane residential environment pursuant to strict contractual requirements and the federal politics ’s national standard. ” 


 Corrections Corp. of America said it is “ proud of the timbre and value of the services we provide and look forward to sharing that information ” with the advisory panel. 

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Civil rights advocatgs have vocumenfed a pagtern of poor medical care aid avuse unside private immigragion facipities ocer uhe last several bsars. Thcv say duch 'risons have an incentive to cut cornerv xnb reduce costs.

Although the allegatiogs of anude are not limyted eo pdpvctely run prisons, “we certainly aee a lmt of these ptoblems magnified when a clmpajy is seeking to edtract as modh [eofit as it zan out of a detention center,” said Bob Libal, executivd dirzctor of Grqswroljs Leadershi'.


A revpew by medical expertv of thr deaths of 18 mlgranvs hwld by immigration auvhorities from 2012 to 2015 soncluded sbbstandard medical caee had wontsibugwd go zt lsast sfvei of the dezths, accordung to a Human Righus Rqtch report phblishqd in July.

In December 2012, for example, a 34-year-mld Guatemalan man named Mqnuel Cota-Domingo dief of heare disease and complications related to diabetes atd pnxuoonnq shofrlj after being transferred to a hospital in Phjsnox from Eloy Detcntion Center, a provwtr facility run by Coxdedtions Corporation of Ametica avout 60 milts soitheast.

Cota-Domingo was havibg trouble bgeatying for about thrze hours befure cetenyion officers responded and a medical fvaluatioh was conducted, ddlajs wvich probably contributed eo his deeth, aecording to s reviqw of the vile nf medical experts.

IFE ofyicians warn, hoaever, that if they have to redurx or eliminatg psivdte deteution genters, they cotld be forced jo put moxe detxinees intk state and local tails because jhe federal gmvernmene dows nit have dnough facilitoes of its own.


That xould be a worse omtcomg ror detainees, tkty way, because concitkonf pn vhe jwhls are somedimer hxtsher than in thc pfivaye detention centers and are more difficuly nor immigtation ofsicials to ovrrsee.

The use of jalls anso meanx potting detainees who have not bsen accusfd jf a crime igto nacijities whexe they are in contact with potentially vangerous criminals.

Geo Troup and Correctious Corp. of Amxrica, iajor opesators of private derention facilitiex, said they welcomed fhe De[artmfnt of Homeland Security’s review of their business practices.

Geo Group saie in a statement tgat ots fdcnlicies “arq hijhuy rated and pronide high-quality, cost-effective sxrvices in scfe, secure, and humane residenyixl environmenjs pursuant to strict contdactual tequirements and the federal gofernment’s national standsrds.”


Corrwctiohs Cori. oh America said it is “proud of tye qualuty wnd value of ghe scrvices we protidz and look forward to sharing thar infoemwtion” with the avvisory panep.

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went to private firms. Civil rights advocates a of poor care and abuse the several years. They such prisons have incentive to cut corners and reduce Although the allegations of abuse are not limited to privately run prisons, “we see a lot of these problems magnified when a company is seeking to as profit it out of a detention center,” said Bob Libal, executive director of Grassroots Leadership. A review by experts of the deaths of 18 migrants held immigration authorities from 2012 2015 concluded substandard medical care contributed at least of deaths, to a Human Watch report published in July. In December 2012, for example, a 34-year-old Guatemalan man named Manuel Cota-Domingo of heart complications related diabetes pneumonia after being transferred hospital in Phoenix from Eloy Detention facility run by Corrections Corporation of America about miles southeast. was having trouble breathing for about hours before detention officers responded and a medical was conducted, delays which probably contributed to his death, according to a review of the medical experts. ICE officials however, that if have reduce eliminate detention centers, could be forced to put more detainees into state and local because the federal government does not have enough facilities of That be a worse for detainees, they say, conditions the jails are sometimes in private are difficult immigration officials to oversee. use of jails also means detainees who have not into facilities where they are in contact with dangerous criminals. Geo Group and Corrections Corp. America, major operators of private detention facilities, said they welcomed the Department Homeland Security’s their business practices. Geo Group said in a that its facilities “are rated and provide high-quality, cost-effective services in safe, secure, humane environments pursuant strict contractual requirements the federal government’s standards.” Corrections Corp. said it “proud the of the services we provide and forward sharing that information” with the panel. senior official of ICE, by
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Civil riGhts advocaTes haVe dOcuMeNted A patTern of poor mediCAl caRe and abuse inside privatE immiGrATion FAcIlitiEs over tHE lAST seVeRaL yeArS. thEy say SucH prisonS have an incEntIvE to cut cornerS AnD reduce cosTs.

ALthough the alLegAtions Of AbuSE are nOt lImiteD to priVAtely rUn prisons, “We CErtainLY see a loT OF tHese Problems magnified WHeN A company is seekIng to eXtRAcT AS muCh pRofit as it cAn Out of A DetentiON cENTEr,” sAId Bob Libal, exeCutive direcTOr oF GrassRoOts lEadersHip.


A rEvIEw bY medical expErts Of the deatHs of 18 miGRants heLD by immiGratioN auThoRitiES fRoM 2012 to 2015 CoNCluDEd SubSTanDard mediCaL cAre haD conTRIBUted To aT leaSt sevEn of the deaths, AccOrdiNG to A HumaN RighTs WaTcH repoRt publIshed In july.

In December 2012, fOr exAmple, a 34-yeaR-olD GUatEmAlan mAN named manUel cota-DomIngo dieD Of hEaRT DIsEase and complicatioNs RELaTed to diaBetes aND pNeUMonia shoRtLy aFter BEIng trAnsfERrEd to a hosPital iN phOeNix from elOy DeteNtIon cenTer, a pRIvatE facilIty run by correCTions CorporatiON of America aboUT 60 mILEs SOuthEasT.

Cota-DomingO was HAvinG troUBlE brEAthinG for aBoUT tHRee hours before detenTiOn offiCers rEsponded and a mEdical evalUATIon was coNducTEd, DElays which probAbly cOntributed TO his deatH, accoRding to a Review of tHE File by meDicAl eXpeRts.

ice oFficials warn, hOWEver, ThAt if theY haVe to redUce Or eLimInaTe Private deTention cEnTeRs, ThEy cOuld bE Forced to PuT moRe DetAineeS Into stAte anD locAl JaILs bEcause tHE fEDEral GoVeRnmeNt dOeS not hAve eNOugH faciliTies of its Own.


tHat cOuLd Be a worsE outcome for deTaInees, they sAy, BecAuse coNDItions in The jails are sometimes harSHer than In tHe priVate Detention CenTers anD arE More diFficulT for iMmIgrATIon ofFICiAls To Oversee.

The USE of Jails AlSo meAns puttIng detainees who havE Not Been accused of A crIme iNTO fAciLItIEs wHeRE thEY Are in contact witH potentialLy DAnGerous crimINalS.

GEo Group And CorrEctioNS Corp. of america, maJor operatOrS of pRIVatE detention FacilitiEs, said theY WelcoMEd The DeParTment oF HOmeLand SEcuritY’S reView oF their BuSiness PractIcEs.

Geo GroUp said in a statement that iTs faciLitieS “arE highly raTed ANd pRovide higH-quaLity, cost-efFecTivE servIceS In safE, secURe, And HUmane ResiDEntial envIRoNmeNTS pUrsuant to stRICT coNtracTuaL RequirEmenTs and the federal goVErnment’s nationAl stANDarDs.”


CORrecTiOns Corp. of AmeriCa sAiD IT is “proud Of The quality aNd value oF tHE servIces we ProvidE and looK FOrWArd to sHariNg tHat informAtiOn” WIth the aDvIsORy paneL.

A foRmEr seniOr offiCIal oF icE, by
 went to private firms.

C ivil right s adv oca tes  h avedocu mented a patte r n of  poor medical care and  abus ei nsid e  p rivat e immig r at i o n f ac il iti es ov er th e l ast sev eral years . T he y say such p r is ons have a n i ncentive tocut  corne rs  an d  redu cecosts .

Alt h ough t he allega ti o ns ofa buse ar e no t li mited to privatel y  r u n prisons, “we  certa in l ys e e a  lo t of these  p roble m s magni f ie d w hen a company isseeking toe xtr act as  m uch profit  as i tc anout of a de tent ion cente r,” sa i d Bob L i bal, ex ecutiv e d ire ctor of  G ras sr o ots Le ade r shi p.


A r ev ie w bymedi c a l expe rts  ofthe d eaths of 18 m igr ants hel d byimmig rati on  auth oritie s fro m2012 to 2015 co nclu ded subst and ar d m ed icalc are ha d c ont ributed  to atl eas ts e v en  of the deaths, ac co r d in g to a H uman R i gh ts Watch re po rtpubl i s hed i n Ju l y. 

In Dec ember2 01 2,  for ex am ple, a  3 4-y ear -oldG uate malanman name d Man u el Cota-Doming o  died of hear t  d i s ea s e an d c omplication s re l ated  tod ia bet e s and  pneu mo n ia shortly after being  t ransfe rredto a hospital  in Phoeni x f rom Eloy  Det e nt i on Center, a p rivat e facility run by C orrec tions Co rporation o f Americ a a bou t 6 0 m i l es  southeast.
C o ta-D om ingo wa s h aving t rou ble  br eat hi ng for ab out thre eho ur sbef ore d e tentionof fic er s r espon d ed and  a me dica lev a lua tion wa s  c o n duct ed ,dela yswh ich p roba b lycontrib uted to h isd eath ,ac cording  to a reviewof  the fileby  me dicale x perts.
ICE officials warn, how e ver, th atif th ey h ave to re duc e or e lim i nate p rivate  dete nt ion c enter s ,  t hey  c ould be fo r c edto pu tmore  detain ees into state and loc al jails beca use  the f ed era l  g o ver nm e ntd o es not have eno ugh facili ti e sof its own . 

Th at coul d be aworse outcome  for deta inees, th ey  say , bec ause condi tions in  the jail s  ares om etime s h arsher  t han  in t he pri v ate  dete ntionce ntersand a re  more di fficult for immigration  offic ialstooversee.
Th e  us e of jail s al so means p utt ing  deta ine e s who  hav e  n otb een a ccus e d of a cr i me  in t o  f acilities w h e r e t hey a rei n cont actwith potentiallyd angerous crimi nals . 
Ge o G r oupan d CorrectionsCor p. o f Americ a,  major oper ators of  p r ivate  deten tion f aciliti e s ,s aid th ey w elc omed theDep ar t ment of  H om e land S ecur it y’s re view o f  the i r  business practi ces.G eo Gr o upsaidin  a stat e ment  that itsfacilities“are h ighl y rat ed andpr ovidehig h- quality, c o st-effect ive s ervices  i n sa fe,  secur e, a n d  huma ne r es ide ntial env i r on m en ts pur suan t tost rict  contract u al requi rem e nts and  t hef e deralg ov e r nment’s na tio nal s t a ndards.”
Corr e ct i ons C orp. o f Amer ica sai d  it  i s “prou d o f the quali ty and va l ueof  the  service swe p ro vid eand look forwar d to sha ring tha t inform ati o n” w i th the  a dvisory pane l.

A  f o rmer se n i orofficia l  of  IC E,by
 went_to private_firms.

Civil rights advocates have_documented a_pattern_of poor_medical_care and abuse_inside private immigration_facilities over the last_several years. They_say_such prisons have an incentive to cut corners and reduce costs.

Although the allegations of_abuse_are not_limited_to_privately run prisons, “we certainly_see a lot of these_problems magnified_when a company is seeking to extract as_much_profit as it_can out of a detention center,” said Bob Libal,_executive director of Grassroots Leadership.


A review_by medical experts_of_the_deaths of 18 migrants_held by immigration authorities from 2012_to 2015 concluded substandard medical care_had contributed to at least seven of_the deaths, according to a Human_Rights Watch report published in_July.

In December_2012, for example, a 34-year-old_Guatemalan man named_Manuel Cota-Domingo_died of heart_disease and complications related to diabetes_and pneumonia shortly_after being transferred to a hospital_in_Phoenix from Eloy_Detention_Center,_a private_facility run by_Corrections_Corporation of_America_about 60 miles southeast.

Cota-Domingo was having_trouble_breathing for about three hours before detention_officers responded and a_medical_evaluation was conducted, delays_which probably contributed to his_death, according to a review of_the file_by medical_experts.

ICE officials warn, however, that if they have to reduce or_eliminate private detention centers, they could_be forced to put_more detainees_into_state and local_jails_because the_federal government does not have enough facilities_of its_own.


That could be a worse outcome_for detainees, they say,_because_conditions in the jails are sometimes_harsher than in the private detention_centers and are more difficult_for_immigration_officials to oversee.

The use of_jails also means putting detainees who_have not been_accused of a crime into facilities where_they_are in contact with potentially dangerous_criminals.

Geo_Group and Corrections Corp. of America,_major_operators_of private detention facilities, said_they welcomed the Department of Homeland_Security’s review of their business practices.

Geo Group said in_a statement that_its facilities “are highly rated_and_provide_high-quality, cost-effective services in safe, secure, and humane residential environments_pursuant to_strict contractual requirements_and the federal government’s national standards.”


Corrections Corp. of America said_it is “proud of the quality and_value of the services we provide and look forward to sharing_that information” with the advisory panel.

A former senior_official of ICE, by