2012 Reports & Other Publications

Research and analysis exposing the inhumane immigration detention system

Expose & Close

November 2012

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DWN members and allies, including policy advocates, community organizers, legal service providers, faith groups and individuals personally impacted by detention.

Expose and Close 2012 was a coordinated release of ten reports that detail the acute and chronic human right violations occurring in some of the worst immigration detention centers in the United States: Baker County Jail (FL), Etowah County Jail (AL), Houston Processing Center (TX), Hudson County Jail (NJ), Irwin County Detention Facility (GA), Pinal County Jail (AZ), Polk County Detention Facility (TX), Stewart Detention Center (GA), Theo Lacy Detention Center (CA), and Tri-County Detention Center (IL).