Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following statement regarding a whistleblower complaint asserting high rates of hysterectomies being performed on immigrant detainees at a detention center in Georgia run by LaSalle Corrections. In April, the ACLU released a report documenting abysmal conditions in three LaSalle-operated detention centers in Louisiana.

“These disturbing reports demand an immediate investigation and decisive action by state and federal officials to protect people trapped in these dehumanizing and life-threatening conditions,” said Alanah Odoms H...