Federal officials found nooses made from bed sheets in 15 of 20 cells they inspected in May, according to the report.įrom November 2017 to April, detainees filed 80 medical grievances with the facility for not receiving urgent care, not being seen for months for persistent health conditions and not receiving prescribed medication. The other Haitian man, whose cell was in a different block, was found hanging by his bed sheet in the shower stall, Avelica said. He said the man was carried away unconscious but survived. He had tied his bed sheet to the metal railings on the second story.Īvelica said he and others tried to help but guards told them to stay back. He heard guards yell for help, looked outside his cell, and saw the man. and the cells had just been unlocked for the day but not many people were outside. The man had not left his cell for two days when he tried to take his own life, Avelica said. “I think the system works to make them give up their fight,” he said. Those who came from extreme poverty couldn’t afford to buy food at the commissary or call their families, he said, so they easily became depressed.
“He couldn’t take it anymore.”Īvelica said the man’s situation was similar to many other immigrants in the facility. “I knew he was really desperate because he’d been in there a year and eight months,” Avelica said. He had friends on the East Coast but said they hadn’t helped him. The man had told Avelica that his family was very poor and that his dream was to build them a house. He said he would give the man cookies or try to engage him in conversation to lift his spirits. He was housed three cells over from Avelica and the two spoke regularly.Īvelica said the man was quiet and mostly kept to himself. The man couldn’t afford a lawyer and had fought his own asylum case. He witnessed one of the suicides firsthand. He said the other two were Haitian asylum seekers. The facility is owned and operated by the GEO Group, which runs dozens of private prisons and detention centers around the country.Īvelica said the incident last July was one of three attempted suicides that he learned about during his time at Adelanto, including that of the Nicaraguan man.
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Lori Haley, an ICE spokeswoman, said immigration officials take the findings seriously and “agreed to conduct a full and immediate review of the center to ensure compliance with detention standards and expedite necessary corrective actions.” She said a contracted inspection firm is scheduled to examine Adelanto again this month. Inspectors said Immigration and Customs Enforcement had violated its own national detention standards, including prohibiting detainees from hanging or draping objects from any fixtures or furniture.
And they found that detainees were commonly subjected to disciplinary segregation before being found guilty of violating rules, according to the scathing report made public Tuesday. They met with a dentist who dismissed necessary fillings and suggested that detainees use string from their socks to floss. Officials from the Department of Homeland Security inspector general’s office found nooses made from sheets and spoke to detainees who reported waiting weeks or months to see a doctor.
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