Anthology of Abuse: A Legacy of Failed Oversight and Death at the Eloy Detention Center
A new report, ‘Anthology of Abuse’ on the Eloy Detention Center (Eloy) in Eloy, Arizona from Detention Watch Network and Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project details the failed oversight, medical neglect and deaths in the Eloy Detention Center. Eloy has gained notoriety as the "deadliest immigration detention center in the U.S.," with at least 16 reported deaths, including five suicides. The report calls for the release of people detained and the permanent closure of the facility immediately. Opened in 1994, Eloy was designed to imprison people in criminal custody but has since evolved into one of the most controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities in the United States with a current capacity to detain 1,550 people. From October 2022 to September 2024, the Florence Project has filed 53 complaints to the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO). In a February 2024 submission, they detailed worsening conditions despite a recent investigation by CRCL.
