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DHS Inspection Finds Unsanitary Conditions, Banned Chokehold After ICE Death

6/9/2026

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A surprise Department of Homeland Security inspection found unsanitary conditions, missing medical records and a banned chokehold at the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana.
The inspection followed the June 4 death of detainee Mamuka Artmeladze, 43, who was found unresponsive, died after hospital treatment, and awaits an autopsy.
The death was the facility’s second this year, bringing ICE custody fatalities to 19 nationwide since Jan 1.

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A surprise Department of Homeland Security inspection found unsanitary conditions, missing medical records and a banned chokehold at the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana.
The inspection followed the June 4 death of detainee Mamuka Artmeladze, 43, who was found unresponsive, died after hospital treatment, and awaits an autopsy.
The death was the facility’s second this year, bringing ICE custody fatalities to 19 nationwide since Jan 1.