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Fourth Suicide Prompts Project South to Call Stewart Closure

5/2/2026

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Project South Urges Closure

Project South urged Congress to close Stewart Detention Center after a fourth suicide exposed lethal conditions.
Webster County paramedics pronounced 33-year-old Denny Adán González dead at 11:11 p.m. in Stewart Detention Center, Georgia.
CoreCivic staff reported a medical emergency at 10:26 p.m. after finding González unresponsive in solitary confinement.
Project South legal director Azadeh Shahshahani urged Congress to act, citing deaths in solitary confinement.

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ICE Expands

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention numbers have risen to 60,000 under President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Webster County paramedics pronounced Denny Adán González dead at 11:11 p.m. he was held at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.
Immigrant advocates blame the center’s remote location and medical shortcomings for 18 deaths in 2026.
A Republican-backed 2025 spending bill funds ICE expand detentions through September 2029, targeting 99,000 detainees.

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Project South Urges Closure

Project South urged Congress to close Stewart Detention Center after a fourth suicide exposed lethal conditions.
Webster County paramedics pronounced 33-year-old Denny Adán González dead at 11:11 p.m. in Stewart Detention Center, Georgia.
CoreCivic staff reported a medical emergency at 10:26 p.m. after finding González unresponsive in solitary confinement.
Project South legal director Azadeh Shahshahani urged Congress to act, citing deaths in solitary confinement.

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