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90% of ICE Detainees in For-Profit Jails, Meals $1.46

6/15/2026

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Nearly 90% of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees are housed in for-profit facilities using private airlines.
GEO Group’s Delaney Hall in Newark began a second-week hunger strike over health and safety conditions.
CoreCivic blamed local water-supply problems for plumbing failures that flooded toilets at its Torrance County facility.
Contracts with Global Crossing Airlines and Aramark cap meals at $1.46, forcing detainees to spend on commissary and calls.

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Story summary

Nearly 90% of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees are housed in for-profit facilities using private airlines.
GEO Group’s Delaney Hall in Newark began a second-week hunger strike over health and safety conditions.
CoreCivic blamed local water-supply problems for plumbing failures that flooded toilets at its Torrance County facility.
Contracts with Global Crossing Airlines and Aramark cap meals at $1.46, forcing detainees to spend on commissary and calls.