People detained at Mississippi ICE facility sickened by gas leak and denied medical care
Facility also had no air conditioning for two days amid extreme heat, according to one of the people detained People detained at an overcrowded federal immigration camp in Mississippi were sickened by a mystery gas leak, then denied medical care when they complained of headaches and other symptoms, it has been alleged. A lengthy power outage at Adams county detention center, an Immigration and…
People detained at an ICE facility in Mississippi were sickened by a gas leak and denied medical care, it has been alleged. The Adams County detention center, operated by CoreCivic, experienced a lengthy power outage and was without air conditioning for two days due to extreme heat. The detainees were forced to spend hours outside in near 100F heat with no shade or inside in cramped cells.
Tensions at the center were rising, leading to more arguments and physical altercations. The inspection report of the facility found 23 violations of use-of-force or restraint standards, leading to a downgrade in the facility rating. Allegations of the gas leak occurred last Saturday, and the detainee's wife reported that they were evacuated outside into the afternoon heat and then returned to the facility still smelling of gas.
Some detainees experienced headaches and other symptoms of inhaled gas, but they were never given an explanation of the leak's origin or resolution. The power outage happened on Monday, and while electricity was partially restored on Tuesday, air conditioning remained out until late Wednesday. The wife of the detainee said authorities were clamping down on efforts by those incarcerated to "spread word" about the conditions.
This is one of several reports of poor conditions and treatment of detainees at ICE facilities run by private contractors.
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