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Recommendations Memo Concerning Etowah County Jail

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the Etowah County Jail in Gadsden, Alabama. CRCL's onsite investigation occurred April 9-11, 2018, and was in response to allegations received alleging civil rights and civil liberties violations of detainees at the facility in the following areas: general conditions of detention, environmental health and safety, and inadequate medical and mental health care.

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Close Memo for Onsite Investigation at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia

CRCL conducted an investigation into the conditions of detention for U.S . Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. Following a collaborative process between ICE and CRCL that focused on findings and recommendations made by CRCL's subject matter experts, CRCL considered the issues identified by the experts to be resolved. Consequently, as of the date of this memorandum, CRCL closed the related complaints.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Orange County Jail in Goshen, New York

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Orange County Jail in Goshen, New York. CRCL's review focused in large part on operations in the areas of medical care, general conditions of detention, and environmental health and safety.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. The onsite investigation was conducted September 25 -27, 2017, in response to allegations received in 2016 and 2017 alleging civil rights and civil liberties violations of detainees at the facility in the following areas: general conditions of detention at the facility and inadequate medical and mental health care.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Adelanto Correctional Facility in Adelanto, California

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Adelanto Correctional Facility in Adelanto, California. CRCL's onsite investigation, which occurred on November 13-14, 2017, was a follow-up review to our December 2015 investigation. In addition, the investigation was in response to three detainee deaths and CRCL's receipt of more recent allegations at the facility in the areas of: medical care, mental health care, use of force, hunger strikes, segregation, grievances, staff-detainee communication, legal access, language access, and suicide prevention and intervention.

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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Etowah County Jail

CRCL opened several complaints involving ICE detainees in custody at the Etowah County Jail alleging inadequate detention conditions.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca, Texas

CRCL conducted an investigation (August 14-16, 2018) into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca, TX.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia. CRCL’s onsite investigation, which occurred May 25-26, 2017, was in response to allegations received in 2016 reporting civil rights and civil liberties violations of persons detained at the facility in the following areas: medical care, segregation, legal access, and the detainee grievance system.

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Recommendations Memo to CBP Concerning Rio Grande Valley Sector U.S. Border Patrol Stations

This memorandum documents the actions of CRCL with regard to Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Stations and provides recommendations to CBP.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigations at the Alexandria Staging Facility and the LaSalle Detention Facility

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the Alexandria Staging Facility, located in Alexandria, Louisiana and the LaSalle Detention Facility, located in Jena, Louisiana. CRCL's review focused in large part on operations in the areas of suicide prevention, medical care, and conditions of confinement.