Podcast appearances and mentions of stewart detention center

Former President Donald Trump is likely to get indicted in Fulton County early next week. It will be his fourth indictment, and experts are across the spectrum on whether the Fulton case is duplicative or critical in the quest for justice. Also, Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson is blasting his predecessor for the handling of millions of agency dollars. Plus, Georgia's Stewart Detention Center, one of the country's largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, has seen some of the highest death-in-custody numbers in the nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A mass shooting in midtown Atlanta on Wednesday left one person dead and four others injured. The suspect was captured after nearly an eight-hour manhunt. Fulton District Attorney tells WABE she is closely watching the New York case against former President Donald Trump as she weighs a possible indictment for election meddling. And immigrant advocates are again calling for the federal government to shut down Stewart Detention Center in Southwest Georgia after another death at the facility. Plus, the family of Lashawn Thompson is asking the Fulton County Board of Commissioners for accountability. The 35-year-old man died last year, covered in bed bugs, in the psychiatric wing of the Fulton County Jail. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Atlanta takes the stage for the day as home to the latest mass shooting; A month after another immigrant detained at Stewart Detention Center in Southwest Georgia dies, calls resurface for its closure; and how high can they go? Georgia Power's latest request to hike power bills is in the hands of state regulators. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In mid-July, the Southern Poverty Law Center and several immigrant advocacy groups released a letter detailing sexual assault allegations made by four migrant women formerly detained at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia. All four women accused the same nurse of assault, and since the release of that letter, The Intercept reported on a fifth woman who accused the nurse of assault. CoreCivic, the private prison company that runs Stewart, claims that they investigated three reports of sexual assault against the nurse and found two to be “unsubstantiated” and the other to be “unfounded.” We speak with José Olivares, lead producer for The Intercept and John Washington, contributor to The Intercept and reporter for Arizona Luminaria, about their reporting on this story. Click here to read the full Intercept report on this story. In a 2019 report for The Takeaway, José Olivares uncovered evidence that staff at Stewart “skirted rules when dealing with a migrant with mental illness” who died by suicide at the facility. Click here to listen to that reporting. The Takeaway reached out to CoreCivic for this story and received a statement that reads in part: "The safety, health, and well-being of the individuals entrusted to our care is our top priority. In accordance with Department of Homeland Security and Prison Rape Elimination Act standards, CoreCivic maintains a zero-tolerance policy for all forms of sexual abuse. It is the policy of CoreCivic to provide a safe and secure environment for all detainees that is free from the threat of sexual abuse, assault, or harassment. It is CoreCivic's policy to aggressively investigate all sexual abuse allegations, regardless of the source, and support prosecution for those who are involved in incidents of sexual abuse. Any detainees making such allegations are offered appropriate medical and mental health services, emotional support services, and answers to any questions they have about the investigative process. We unequivocally deny any claims of threats or retaliation." The Takeaway also reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and received this statement: "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a zero-tolerance policy for all forms of assault, including sexual abuse, and works to protect detainees from sexual abuse by staff as well as other detainees. Detention facilities are required to notify ICE of all sexual abuse or assault allegations, as well as notify local law enforcement of any allegations involving potentially criminal behavior. Every allegation is investigated and referred appropriately for adjudication as required. With respect to the recent allegations at the Stewart Detention Center, two allegations remain under investigation and ICE continues to follow all appropriate protocol to notify, report, and investigative requirements. Any individual – ICE employee or contractor – suspected of sexual abuse or assault is immediately removed from contact with detained individuals until the completion of the investigation."  

Azadeh N. Shahshahani, human rights lawyer and legal and advocacy director of Project South, discusses allegations of assault and mistreatment at Georgia's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Stewart Detention Center. Cameron Clay, national director of curriculum and training at SMASH, discusses the nonprofit's partnership and outreach efforts amid widened disparities among students of color and low-income households.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cobb County's school board voted this week to allow some personnel (not teachers) to carry guns in schools. It is a move facing opposition from many parents. Plus, four detainees at Stewart Detention Center say they were sexually assaulted by a staff nurse. And what, if anything, can convince hardcore conspiracy theorist that Georgia's 2020 election was not rigged? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Four women who were detained in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement jail are alleging that a nurse at the facility sexually assaulted them. This week on Intercepted, the four women, who were detained at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia, share their stories with lead producer José Olivares and Intercept contributor John Washington. Olivares and Washington examined internal Homeland Security records, public reports, sheriff's department documents, emergency call records, and interviewed nearly a dozen sources. They found alarming allegations of sexual assault and harassment and myriad problems, including medical neglect, and unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Olivares and Washington break down the facility's history, the allegations by the women, and what conditions inside Stewart have been like for the past year and a half, since women began to be detained there. join.theintercept.com/donate/now See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by journalist Alan MacLeod to talk about a provision in the Coronavirus stimulus package ensuring at least $1.7 trillion dollars are going to millionaires, why there's been so little push-back from the Democratic Party, and why the speed and lack of resistance to the CARES Act demonstrates the meaninglessness of arguments over deficits in the US. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Amilcar Valencia, an immigration activist and executive director of El Refugio, to talk about the coronavirus outbreaks at immigrant detention centers across the country, the challenges they're facing as they attempt to ensure friends and loved ones in the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, and how longstanding humanitarian issues at such facilities are exacerbated by the current crisis.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nnena Amuchie, an organizer with Black Youth Project 100 and No New Jails DC, to talk about why they're calling for jails to be emptied as COVID-19 continues to endanger lives both inside and out, why jails and prisons are such breeding grounds for respiratory illnesses like the coronavirus, and the creative new methods they've found to continue standing in resistance to incarceration in Washington, DC in times of social distancing.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Danny Haiphong, co-author of “American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror," to talk about the issues that made New York City so vulnerable to COVID-19, how the loss of ta revenue is already being used to justify cuts to the public sector, why the mainstream media treats China's upward revision of its death toll as proof of a cover-up while ignoring actual cover-ups in the US and Europe, and what to make of Trump's encouragement for far-right protesters demonstrating against shelter-in-place guidelines.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Amilcar Valencia, an immigration activist and executive director of El Refugio, to talk about the coronavirus outbreaks at immigrant detention centers across the country, the challenges they're facing as they attempt to ensure friends and loved ones in the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, and how longstanding humanitarian issues at such facilities are exacerbated by the current crisis.

by José Olivares A warning to listeners: some of the audio in this story is disturbing and hard to listen to. An exclusive Takeaway and The Intercept investigation shows that correctional staff at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center skirted rules when dealing with a migrant with mental illness. The detainee, a 40-year-old undocumented Mexican migrant, killed himself after spending 21 days in solitary confinement in July 2018. The investigation shows that correctional staff at the Stewart Detention Center did not follow the ICE national detention standards during the classification process, the disciplinary process and even on the night he killed himself. The migrant, Efraín Romero de la Rosa, took his own life at the Stewart Detention Facility in Georgia, which is run by the private corrections company CoreCivic. He had been previously diagnosed with schizophrenia. The solitary confinement cell in which Efraín Romero de la Rosa took his own life. (GBI Investigation Photo) While in ICE custody, Efraín was placed in solitary confinement for 15 days, was later placed on suicide watch and, separately, spent time at a mental health institution for over a month. On his return to Stewart to continue immigration proceedings, correctional staff neglected to recognize his mental illness and classify him accordingly. Staff had noted his fixation on death, repeatedly telling staff he would "die three terrible deaths," and telling other detainees he was a "prophet." Yet, CoreCivic's correctional staff sent Efraín to solitary confinement for 30 days. None of the disciplinary records released by CoreCivic in response to courtroom discovery demands and provided by family attorney Andrew Free make mention of his worsening mental illness. The Takeaway and The Intercept accessed hundreds of pages of records, photos, audio with witnesses and correctional staff, and 18 hours of security footage from within the facility. Efraín’s story helps the public gain insight at the tangled and opaque world of ICE detention. As the Trump Administration continues to round up migrants at an increasing pace, more people diagnosed with mental illness will inevitably be placed in ICE detention. You can listen to the entire investigation by clicking "play" above. You can read the detailed investigation on The Intercept here. A special thank you to Cindi Kim, Associate General Counsel at New York Public Radio. For The Takeaway, Deidre Depke, Ellen Frankman, Lee Hill, Arwa Gunja and Jim Schachter edited; Jay Cowit sound designed and composed the score. For The Intercept, Ali Gharib edited the story, Ariel Zambelich was the visual designer, and Travis Mannon and Lauren Feeney made the accompanying film.

In this episode, we talk with immigration activists and experts about misconceptions about immigration and conduct a roundtable of the pastors at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church about the role of communities (faith-based and otherwise) in the current immigration climate.

Marty Rosenbluth is the only immigration attorney in Lumpkin, Georgia, near the Stewart Detention Center, where detainees face a tough legal process and often lack representation. He and Ali talk about how he helps immigrants navigate the complex legal web and the lack of due process in our immigration court system.

Activist and grassroots organizer Anton Flores of Alterna discusses immigrant rights, federal immigration policy, and the detention of undocumented immigrants at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia. Guest hosted by Professor Jennifer Brooks of Auburn University.