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ICE expected to open mass detention facility in NC, sparking anger, pushback
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to reopen a former for-profit prison in Winton, North Carolina, as a mass detention facility with 1,400 beds under a contract with GEO Group. The facility, previously closed in 2021 due to health and safety complaints, has a history of inadequate medical care and discrimination, sparking protests and condemnation from advocates and officials.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementorganizationGEO GrouporganizationRivers Correctional InstitutionplaceNorth CarolinaplaceACLU of North CarolinaorganizationKristi GraunkepersonJosh SteinpersonAhmed JallowpersonNC NewslineorganizationThe New York TimesorganizationThe Washington Postorganization
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