The Houston Chronicle was just accidentally sent a government contract that was never meant to be publicly released.
It revealed what taxpayers are really paying to run America's only family detention center in Dilley, Texas
โ and the number is staggering.
$15.6 million taxpayer dollars every month,
paid in full whether the facility is packed or not.
A for-profit prison company collecting guaranteed revenue while the people inside
โ parents, children, babies
โ endure medical harm, food shortages, and months without school.
Many people held at Dilley have active asylum claims or legal status.
RAICES has documented over 1,500 medical complaints inside the facility in a single year,
including negligence that put infants' and children's lives at risk
โThat is what happens when private prison companies are awarded multibillion-dollar detention contracts funded by taxpayer dollars with minimal and impeded oversight,โ
says Faisal Al-Juburi, co-CEO of RAICES, a nonprofit that provides legal and social care to immigrants and refugees.
RAICES is inside Dilley week in and week out,
advocating for those suffering and providing a legal lifeline.
Because when families have legal representation, they are up to 10x more likely to succeed in their fight for due process and pursuit of safety.
This life-changing work is entirely funded by generous people like you.
Support RAICES as we defend families, halt deportations,
and document abuses.
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