"A complex inside the Louisiana state penitentiary, an immense rural prison better known as Angola, will be used to detain those whom Noem described as the worst of the worst Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detainees. Noem was speaking to reporters as she stood on the grounds of the facility near a new sign reading, Louisiana Lockup. This facility will hold the most dangerous of criminals, Noem said, adding it had absolutely been chosen for its reputation."
"The dirt road to the new Ice facility meanders past lofty oak trees, green fields and other buildings including a white church and a structure with a sign that says, Angola Shake Down Team. The facility is surrounded by a fence with five rows of stacked barbed wire. Overlooking the outdoor area is a tower, where a guard paced back and forth. At the prison entrance a sign reads: You are entering the land of new beginnings."
Angola prison was chosen to detain immigration detainees to encourage people in the US illegally to self-deport. A complex inside the Louisiana state penitentiary will house those characterized as the worst Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees. Fifty-one detainees are already housed; the facility is expected to reach capacity of over 400 as large-scale removal operations continue. The site sits in a rural landscape with oak trees and fields, fenced with five rows of stacked barbed wire and overseen by guard towers. Cells are single-occupancy with a bed, toilet and sink, and outdoor chain-link enclosures provide confined outdoor space.
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