The War on Immigrants
New Senate Bill Would Curtail ICE's "Unnecessary Overuse of Solitary Confinement”
The bill is the first legislation prompted by an ICIJ and Intercept investigation into ICE’s rampant misuse of solitary confinement.
Spencer Woodman
Spencer Woodman is a staff reporter at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
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The War on Immigrants
40 Percent of ICE Detainees Held in Solitary Confinement Have a Mental Illness, New Report Finds
The report from the Project on Government Oversight builds on an ICIJ and Intercept investigation into ICE’s widespread use of solitary confinement.
The War on Immigrants
Thousands of Immigrants Suffer in Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention
Locked for weeks or months in solitary cells, mentally ill and vulnerable detainees are plagued by anxiety, anger, depression, and suicidal impulses.
The War on Immigrants
A Homeland Security Whistleblower Goes Public About ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement
Ellen Gallagher's yearslong effort to draw attention to ICE's use of solitary confinement was met with a maze of bureaucratic indirection and indifference.
The War on Immigrants
Immigrant Detainee Called ICE Help Line Before Killing Himself in Isolation Cell
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 Immigrants
Immigrant Detainee Accuses ICE Contractor CoreCivic of Locking Him in Solitary Over $8
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 Immigrants
ICE Contractor Says It Doesn’t Use Solitary Confinement. Photos of Its Isolation Cells Reveal Otherwise.
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
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 Immigrants
Private Prison Continues to Send ICE Detainees to Solitary Confinement for Refusing Voluntary Labor
CoreCivic officials in rural Georgia locked an immigrant ICE detainee in solitary confinement as punishment for encouraging other detainees to stop working.
The War on Immigrants
Leaked ICE Guide Offers Unprecedented View of Agency’s Asset Forfeiture Tactics
An internal “Asset Forfeiture Handbook” instructs ICE agents on how to appraise property before seizing it.