Spencer Woodman

Spencer Woodman is a freelance journalist based in New York. @SpencerWoodman

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The War on ImmigrantsImmigrant Detainee Called ICE Help Line Before Killing Himself in Isolation Cell

Spencer Woodman, José Olivares — Oct. 8

Jeancarlo Alfonso Jimenez-Joseph repeatedly brought his suicidal thoughts to the attention of officials at a private ICE detention center run by CoreCivic.

The War on ImmigrantsImmigrant Detainee Accuses ICE Contractor CoreCivic of Locking Him in Solitary Over $8

Ryan Devereaux, Spencer Woodman — Apr. 19

Arafat Hasan Riad's account is just the latest accusation against CoreCivic for using solitary confinement to manage its detainee labor program.

The War on ImmigrantsICE Contractor Says It Doesn’t Use Solitary Confinement. Photos of Its Isolation Cells Reveal Otherwise.

Spencer Woodman — Mar. 22

The photos are from an investigation into the death of an ICE detainee who hanged himself inside an isolation cell in a CoreCivic-run detention center.

Global Shipping Business Tied to Mitch McConnell, Secretary Elaine Chao Shrouded in Offshore Tax Haven

Lee Fang, Spencer Woodman — Feb. 5

The Paradise Papers reveal that Trump’s Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Sen. Mitch McConnell have more ties to tax havens than previously known.

The War on ImmigrantsPrivate Prison Continues to Send ICE Detainees to Solitary Confinement for Refusing Voluntary Labor

Spencer Woodman — Jan. 11

CoreCivic officials in rural Georgia locked an immigrant ICE detainee in solitary confinement as punishment for encouraging other detainees to stop working.

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