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Deal Finalized to Revive Notorious 1,000-Bed South Texas Immigrant Detention Facility

Willacy County officials have yet to release the details of the deal, which comes less than two years after the county sued the same company over mismanagement of the facility.

by Gus Bova

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‘Recipe for Disaster’: New Family Detention Center Could Open in South Texas

by Gus Bova

As a Pediatrician, I Know There’s No Way to Jail Migrant Families Without Hurting Kids

by Rachel Pearson

Agentes de E.U. Impidieron Asilo a esta Familia. Después, Fueron Detenidos en México.

by Gus Bova

waco, sex assault, civil rights, undocumented Jun 15, 2018

Waco Immigrant Mom Locked Up for 2 ½ Years, Alleges Sexual Assault by Guard

Estela Fajardo, a prominent Waco business owner, is stuck in a web of criminal and immigration issues that’s torn her from her four kids. Now, the county says she’s lying about sexual assault.

by Gus Bova

Willacy County Detention Center Jan 31, 2017

How a South Texas County Bet on Immigrant Incarceration and Got Burned

Despite a $100 million debt, a lawsuit and a torched prison, Willacy County officials hope Trump's expected immigration raids will be good for business.

by Melissa del Bosque

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State of Texas: The Private Prison Bubble Bursts

by Patrick Michels

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The entrance to the 500-bed Karnes County Residential Center for detained immigrant moms and kids. May 13, 2016

Licensing of Detention Centers Violates State Law, Hurts Families, Attorneys Say

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Jul 23, 2014

At New Detention Facility It’s ‘Hurry Up and Deport’ Central Americans

by Melissa del Bosque

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