Homeland Security's migrant detention agency paid more than $8 million for detention beds that went unused in a Louisiana facility, the department's inspector general said in a new report that also blasted the jail for filthy conditions and overly...
Investigators made a surprise visit to the Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, Lousiana, and found rust and dust in bedroom cells, slime and grime in the communal showers and deep burn marks on the clothing issued to detainees.
“We determined ICE paid more than $8.5 million for unused bed space under the guaranteed minimum for a 1-year period,” the inspector general concluded. In its official response, ICE said it’s working to resolve the toilet-to-detainee ratio issue, including updating the contract “on an ongoing basis.” ICE said it will make other contract adjustments by the end of this year.
Investigators included photos in their report showing decrepit showers and rusty places in a cell. One photo showed a detainee holding up dirty and torn socks, while another showed a detainee holding a shirt with a large scorch mark where it was burned in the facility’s laundry dryers. “Detainees need bedding and clothing that meet the standard in order to have suitable living conditions during their stay at Richwood,” the audit concluded.ICE contracts out for most of its detention space and the agency pays mandatory minimums to many of those facilities — and often falls short.
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