Incarceration: February 2009 Archives

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the federal government wants a new facility in the area to hold the ever-growing influx of illegal immigrants in need of incarceration.

The government closed a detention center on Terminal Island in October 2007, saying the San Pedro facility needed repairs including work on a hot water boiler and a fire-suppression system. More than 400 detainees were transferred to other facilities in California, Texas, Arizona and Washington, frustrating attorneys fighting their cases in immigration court.

Though the government had said the San Pedro detention center would be closed temporarily, Kice said that the necessary repairs are on hold indefinitely.

"Given the expenses involved, ICE has elected not to proceed with any construction until a final decision has been made about the future of the facility," she said.

The full story can be found here.