Facility: Immigration Detainees

facility: The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General issued a report alleging health risks and safety concerns at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, which holds immigration detainees, according to Metro News. The Orange County Sheriff's Department runs the facility under contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An internal government watchdog raised concerns Wednesday about reports of spoiled food, mouldy showers and the mixing of high- and low-risk detainees at a Southern California immigration detention facility. The Sheriff's Department said it took part in the review, adding in a statement that it remains committed to the health and safety of all immigration detainees. Immigration activists have been critical of conditions of such detention centres in other states, including Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The facility held 528 immigrants Wednesday, ICE said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.