A Look Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons

by Democracy Now (repost)

Thu, May 4, 2006 8:42AM

Undocumented immigrants are one of the largest growing populations being detained by the U.S government. We look at the issue of immigration detention, focusing on the treatment of immigrant detainees, the trend towards privatization of detention centers and the policies behind it all.

* Judy Greene, justice policy analyst for Justice Strategies, an organization which conducts research and policy analysis on immigrant detention issues and policies and other issues relating to the criminal justice system.
* Mark Dow, author of, "American Gulag: Inside U.S Immigration Prisons" He is also the author the co-editor of "Machinery of Death: The Reality of America's Death Penalty Regime."
* Debi Sanders, executive director of the Capital Area Immigrant Rights Coalition and a member of the Detention Watch Network.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/04/147201

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