Organizers, elected officials determined to stop ICE detention center from opening in Marana

Federal order seeks major capacity increase at proposed Marana ICE detention center

The former Arizona State Prison in Marana sat abandoned until purchased by Management and Training Corporation (MTC), a Utah-based private prison operator. (Photo by Adrian O'Farrill/TucsonSentinel.com)A former prison in Marana slated to become an immigration detention center has a capacity of 513 people, according to state documents. But a procurement order released by the federal government aims to push that capacity to 775. That’s a change th…

Organizers, elected officials determined to stop ICE detention center from opening in Marana

In a news conference on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva joined local organizers and pledged to fight to stop DHS from opening an immigration prison in southern Arizona

Residents and immigrant advocacy groups joined U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva to denounce for-profit immigration detention center (ICE) in Marana - Northeast Valley News

On Tuesday, Democratic U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva held a press conference to denounce the reopening of a privately run Marana prison as an immigration detention center. The Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility was established in 1994 and houses over 500 male inmates. Many Marana residents say they doubt the integrity of the staff of the planned detention facility and claim many malpractice and abuse cases have come from …