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WA: GEO detention center expands by 50%

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Tacoma, WA - Friday, July 4, 2008 Immigration center plans expansion SCOTT FONTAINE; The News Tribune Last updated: July 3rd, 2008 12:20 PM (PDT) The corporation that runs the federal immigration detention center on Tacoma?s Tideflats plans to expand the facility?s capacity by 50 percent. When completed, the Northwest Detention Center should be able to hold up to 1,500 immigrants in federal custody. The GEO Group, the Florida-based company that runs the detention center, has made no formal announcement. Several voicemails left with its spokesman were not returned. Calls to the Northwest Detention Center were referred to a spokeswoman with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who said the company is handling the expansion and therefore should answer all questions...continue to full post

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