Posted on Mar 26, 2023
GEO Group sickened ICE detainees with hazardous chemicals for months, a lawsuit says
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https://www.npr.org/2023/03/25/ [login to see] /geo-group-lawsuit-adelanto-ice-detainees-chemical-exposure
A new lawsuit filed against one of the nation's largest for-profit prison operators, GEO Group Inc., alleges the company improperly used toxic chemicals to clean its detention centers, causing inmates to get sick.
The Social Justice Legal Foundation is representing seven currently and formerly incarcerated individuals of the immigration detention facility in Adelanto, Calif. Attorneys for the company claim that while Adelanto had used the chemical, HDQ Neutral, for at least 10 years, staff at the facility increased the spraying of the product at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
The attorneys for SJLF allege that due to the detainees' months-long, near-constant exposure to this chemical from February 2020 to April 2021, they suffered symptoms like persistent cough, throat and nasal irritation, skin irritation, rashes and headaches.
A new lawsuit filed against one of the nation's largest for-profit prison operators, GEO Group Inc., alleges the company improperly used toxic chemicals to clean its detention centers, causing inmates to get sick.
The Social Justice Legal Foundation is representing seven currently and formerly incarcerated individuals of the immigration detention facility in Adelanto, Calif. Attorneys for the company claim that while Adelanto had used the chemical, HDQ Neutral, for at least 10 years, staff at the facility increased the spraying of the product at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
The attorneys for SJLF allege that due to the detainees' months-long, near-constant exposure to this chemical from February 2020 to April 2021, they suffered symptoms like persistent cough, throat and nasal irritation, skin irritation, rashes and headaches.
GEO Group sickened ICE detainees with hazardous chemicals for months, a lawsuit says
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The company's spokesman maintains the cleaning products used are safe "and widely used throughout the country in many different settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, youth centers, and colleges and universities."
The SJLF wants the lawsuit to be certified to become a class action so that other individuals detained at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center who are believed to have been harmed by the use of the chemical can receive damages, medical expenses, and attorneys fees, among other awards."
..."The company's spokesman maintains the cleaning products used are safe "and widely used throughout the country in many different settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, youth centers, and colleges and universities."
The SJLF wants the lawsuit to be certified to become a class action so that other individuals detained at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center who are believed to have been harmed by the use of the chemical can receive damages, medical expenses, and attorneys fees, among other awards."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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