The report alleges that La Palma detainees didn’t have enough face masks last spring, which may have contributed to the jail’s hundreds of Covid-19 cases. Also: Detainees peacefully protesting the center’s Covid-19 policies were reportedly pepper sprayed by jail staff. The report also alleges “an environment of mistreatment and verbal abuse” including racial slurs and threats of pepper spray from staff. That’s the number of Covid-19 cases reported at the La Palma jail since the start of the pandemic, according to ICE data as of Monday, though none have died. These warnings have sharpened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with some critics claiming ICE has failed to prevent coronavirus outbreaks in its jails.

Source: Forbes April 01, 2021 19:27 UTC