GEO Group’s Tacoma Facility Under Fire | Seattle News

Inside Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Processing Center, a nightmare unfolds: unsanitary conditions, withheld medical care, and violent assaults plague a privately run GEO Group facility. Years of blocked oversight, legal battles, and now a new federal contract that prioritizes lax federal standards over stricter state rules have left detainees vulnerable. With two deaths in 2024 alone, community advocates and UW researchers document systemic failures — including ignored evidence in assault cases and taxpayer-funded legal protection for GEO Group. The facility’s expanded capacity and weakened medical standards signal a dangerous slide toward impunity. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/dd9729ec1d3d3d01