Buried Abuse

There’s a long and extensive pattern of sexual abuse and harassment in privately-run detention facilities for immigrants. Over a ten-month period, Latino USA partnered with Rewire.News and dug into the sexual abuse allegations of Laura Monterrosa at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center. What we learned raised troubling questions about The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audits and investigations at immigrant detention facilities nationwide and the safety of thousands of people detained in them.