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New Mexico: Immigration advocates say prison expansion will only compound problems

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Immigration advocates say prison expansion will only compound problems Bryan Gibel | For The New Mexican 3/17/2008 - 3/13/08 A privately operated prison designed for detained immigrants will be ready to open three months from now in a remote location in Otero County. Last May, the county issued more than $62 million in bonds to pay for the 1,086-bed processing center. The facility will be able to admit up to 250 immigrants per day and generate more than $25 million in annual revenue for the county when it reaches full capacity. Because of more aggressive enforcement actions, demand for facilities like this to house people accused of running afoul of U.S. immigration laws is growing. The U.S. government detained 283,000 people last year, according to Detention Watch Network, a national coalition of organizations advocating for humane reform of immigration laws, while the number of beds available for them increased by 6,000...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).