A whistleblower has accused a prison warden of failing to report a serious allegation of sexual abuse by a staff member, violating federal disclosure requirements. Despite this unresolved claim, the facility’s private operator has announced plans to repurpose the prison in Arizona as a detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Critics question whether the company has adequately addressed the misconduct before taking on a new role in housing migrants. The revelation raises concerns about oversight and accountability in the transition of correctional facilities to immigration detention.
A whistleblower says the warden didn’t make a federally required disclosure. Now the company is turning the Arizona prison into an ICE jail. The post Prison That Didn’t Report Sex Abuse Allegation Against Staffer to Reopen as ICE Camp appeared first on The Intercept.
