Attorney General Bonta Sounds the Alarm, Releases Fourth Immigration Detention Facilities Report

The California Department of Justice released a report earlier this week detailing the conditions of the state’s six, private  immigration detention facilities, writes CalMatters’ Wendy Fry. Here is California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s press release for the report.

State investigators found that the sites had “deficiencies in suicide prevention and intervention strategies,” staffing shortages and a lack of coordination between medical and mental health care providers. The conditions, such as solitary confinement, can exacerbate mental health issues that many detainees already have, including anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. The report also found that more than 3,100 people were held in immigration detention centers as of April 16 — up from the daily average of about 1,750 in 2021. About 75% of those detained had no documented criminal history. Read more here.

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