# Violations of Detention Standards at Adams County Correctional Center
> **Inspection / Evaluation** by 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

- **Rec 1** (Closed): We 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…
- **Rec 2** (Closed): We 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…
- **Rec 3** (Closed): We 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…
- **Rec 4** (Closed): We 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…
- **Rec 5** (Closed): We 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…
- **Rec 6** (Closed): We 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.
- **Rec 7** (Closed): We 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…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/violations-detention-standards-adams-county-correctional-center)
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