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| County continues detention center contract |
| By The Associated Press |
| Published: 12/24/2008 |
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TEXAS - Officials in central Texas renewed a contract Tuesday for a private prison firm to operate an immigrant detention center that has been criticized for housing children in cells. In a 4-1 vote, Williamson County commissioners approved continuing the contract with Corrections Corporation of America to operate the T. Don Hutto Family Residential Facility, a 512-bed former prison, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The former prison houses immigrant families awaiting deportation or other outcomes to their immigration cases for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "If I thought kids and adults were being mistreated, I'd run backwards from it," said Commissioner Ron Morrison. "What I've seen is very humane treatment. As much as possible, they've converted it to a user-friendly facility."Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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