Vera Institute of Justice 230d ago

In addition to using private and federal detention facilities, ICE pays local governments to hold people facing civil immigration charges in jails. This practice is so widespread that local jails comprise the most common type of detention facility used by ICE over the 16-year period covered in Vera’s data. In this way, ICE provides a perverse incentive for jurisdictions to maintain or expand their jail capacities and offset the cost of the local criminal legal system—aligning many sheriffs and local officials with punitive immigration policies. #icedetention #ice #incarceration #immigration Get the facts and learn more at vera.org https://www.vera.org/ice-detention-trends For more information visit: https://www.vera.org https://www.facebook.com/verainstitute https://twitter.com/verainstitute