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This is the same place where the police killed an anarchist a few years back, after he tried to "burn the mothefucker down". It's a shame he didn't succeed, clearly the place has just continued its horrible practices.
The company claims that fully complying with the state law would put it in breach of its contract to operate the facility, raising the prospect of $160 million in lost revenue. GEO also says that complying with HB 1470 would require building upgrades estimated to cost over $3 million, including a complete redesign of the heating, cooling and ventilation system at the detention center.
Fucking. Yikes.
"privately run immigration detention center" are words that should never be grouped in that order.
And if government officials are being denied entry, there is only one logical conclusion to that scenario, and it involves prison time for the people blocking the way, unless you're saying you have no power over your own state.
Every time I see "company defies government, government rolls over and takes it" I get pushed ever closer to that guillotine lever.
Fuck you mean "privately run", why is this a thing?
Capitalism...
And ice is in on it wtf?
Where there's a government agency, there are contractors willing to do the job.