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Legal Obstacles Of Detainees In For-Profit Immigration Detention Facilities, Catalina Miller-Booth
Legal Obstacles Of Detainees In For-Profit Immigration Detention Facilities, Catalina Miller-Booth
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In an effort to reshape the US correctional system, one of President Joe Biden’s first executive orders ended future contracts between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and private prison corporations. Symbolic at best, this left in place the biggest money-maker of the private prison system, private immigration detention facilities. The contracts that guide US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities favor profit over detainee well-being. This research showcases the poor quality of private immigration detention facilities with a focus on access to legal representation. With financial and physical barriers preventing detainees from receiving legal help, the US detention system works …