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A recent American Civil Liberties Union report, based on documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, uncovered almost 200 accusations of sexual abuse of immigrant detainees. The A.C.L.U. has urged the Department of Justice to abandon a proposed rule that would exempt immigration detention centers from the Prison Rape Elimination Act, a federal law that sets standards for detecting and preventing sexual abuse of people in custody.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/opinion/a-broken-dangerous-system.html?src=recg
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/opinion/a-broken-dangerous-system.html?src=recg