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Warehoused and Forgotten: Immigrants Trapped in Our Shadow Private Prison System
Our report documents the ACLU’s multi-year investigation into the five CAR facilities in Texas. We uncovered evidence of shocking abuse and mistreatment, families torn apart, and the excessive use of solitary confinement."
More than 25,000 low-security non-U.S. citizens languish at thirteen private prisons like Willacy under Criminal Alien Requirement (CAR) contracts. For years, these for-profit prisons have been able to operate in the shadows, effectively free from public scrutiny. That ends now."
https://www.aclu.org/warehoused-and-forgotten-immigrants-trapped-our-shadow-private-prison-system
