Arizona Town’s Probe on Sex Abuse Claims Could Block Prison Firm Building New ICE Camp
Following a LOOKOUT and Intercept investigation, town officials asked the private prison firm for information about a state prison it operated at the site. The post Arizona Town’s Probe on Sex Abuse Claims Could Block Prison Firm Building New ICE Camp appeared first on The Intercept .
A Marana, Arizona official is seeking clarification from prison company Management and Training Corporation (MTC) over discrepancies in how the state and MTC documented sexual abuse allegations at a former prison that is now planned to become an ICE detention center. In an October 28 letter, Marana's Finance Director and License Inspector questioned MTC Senior Vice President Mary Calvin regarding the "apparent inconsistency" between state records and MTC's 2023 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audit, which should record all sexual misconduct allegations at detention facilities.
The town is reviewing MTC's application for a business license to operate the Marana Detention Facility. MTC, which ran a former state prison in Marana, plans to reopen it as an ICE camp. PREA audits require reporting of all sexual misconduct allegations, whether substantiated or not. MTC's PREA audit for the Marana prison in September 2023 recorded zero incidents, despite three allegations cited in a LOOKOUT and Intercept investigation from September 2023.
The town's letter to MTC cites this discrepancy and requests an explanation, potentially denying the company's business license application if deemed a material false statement.
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