"Detention operates through speed, confusion, [and] isolation, and so the role of this map is to try to interrupt that by centralizing the information that people will need. The map builds on an earlier version developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor coronavirus outbreaks inside detention facilities."
"The updated map includes five main sections: an immigration detention directory, a resource hub, an organizing and resistance section highlighting companies tied to detention, a news and storytelling feed linked to individual facilities, and a detention by the numbers data section that tracks statistics such as deaths in custody."
Freedom for Immigrants created an interactive map to centralize information about the U.S. immigration detention system, making it accessible to families and advocates. The map compiles data on detention facilities, ICE field offices, resource providers, and companies profiting from detention. It includes five main sections: a detention directory, resource hub, organizing section highlighting detention-linked companies, news feed, and statistics tracking deaths in custody. Users can access visitation policies, phone rules, and commissary information for specific facilities. The project evolved from a COVID-19 pandemic monitoring tool and aims to interrupt detention's reliance on confusion and isolation by providing centralized, accessible information.
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