Allegations of Inhumane Conditions Continue at Diamondback Correctional Facility

Allegations of inhumane conditions continue at Diamondback Correctional Facility

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma and other organizations are asking state and federal officials to stop bringing additional ICE detainees to the Diamondback Correctional Facility following more reports of inhumane conditions. In a 14 page letter the ACLU details allegations of inadequate medical care, failures to comply with departure [...]

ACLU expresses concerns over conditions at Watonga immigration detention center

The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups ask the Department of Homeland Security to stop taking people in at a former private prison in western Oklahoma being used to house illegal immigrants.

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