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Violations of Detention Standards at Adams County Correctional Center

Inspection / Evaluation · Department of Homeland Security OIG · 2021-07-19 · about Department of Homeland Security

Report

Title
Violations of Detention Standards at Adams County Correctional Center
Submitting OIG
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Component agency
Department of Homeland Security
Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Publication date
2021-07-19

Summary

During our unannounced inspection of Adams in Natchez, Mississippi, we identified violations of ICE detention standards that threatened the health, safety, and rights of detainees. We made seven recommendations to ICE’s Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to ensure the New Orleans ERO Field Office overseeing Adams addresses identified issues and ensures facility compliance with relevant detention standards. ICE concurred with all seven recommendations.

Recommendations (7)

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1ClosedWe recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to ensure the Adams Medical Unit develops emergency care guidelines, documents…
2ClosedWe recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to ensure Adams meets ICE’s COVID-19 requirements for wearing masks and social…
3ClosedWe recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to ensure Adams reviews classification determinations, documents detainee special…
4ClosedWe recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to ensure Adams establishes a grievance tracking system to ensure timely responses to…
5ClosedWe recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to ensure Adams provides detainees in segregation access to laundry, legal materials…
6ClosedWe recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to establish a system to ensure timely ICE responses to requests.
7ClosedWe recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to update ICE’s contract with Adams to better identify requirements for detainee…

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