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WASHINGTON \u2014 A Louisiana detention center that houses roughly 1,500 immigrants failed to ensure sanitary conditions, properly store perishable food, properly notify use-of-force incidents and maintain medical records of detainees, according to a report published Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s internal watchdog.<\/p>\n

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The findings stem from an unannounced visit from federal inspectors in March 2025 to the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana.<\/p>\n

from the DHS Office of Inspector General comes on the heels of multiple hunger strikes from immigrants at detention centers, protests outside facilities, a rise in deaths in detention and calls from Democratic lawmakers to shut down certain sites due to poor and inhumane conditions.<\/p>\n

In a statement, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson characterized the report as showing only \u201cminor infractions\u201d at the facility, but did not address the reports of improper use of force.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese minor infractions included failing to provide detainees exercise equipment, record keeping errors, and leaking vents,\u201d the DHS spokesperson said. \u201cAnother infraction included providing a shared computer for legal research that would allow other detainees to see other detainees\u2019 case information.\u201d<\/p>\n

The spokesperson said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working to address the issues laid out in the report, including \u201cby adding additional training to facility staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Use-of-force reporting<\/h4>\n

Facility staff did not properly notify the ICE field office of several use-of-force incidents, and videos of the incidents that inspectors tried to review were incomplete, according to the report.<\/p>\n

The incidents the OIG reviewed included \u201capplying a choke hold around a detainee\u2019s neck,\u201d and \u201cpuncturing a detainee\u2019s skin with a pen to gain compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the first video reviewed by inspectors, an officer applied a chokehold to stop an altercation between detainees. OIG investigators noted that the facility agreed \u201cthat the officer should receive remedial training.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a second video, \u201can officer could not close and secure a housing unit because a detainee would not remove his hand from the unit\u2019s door. After verbally ordering the detainee to remove his hand, the officer then stabbed the detainee\u2019s right thumb with a pen, puncturing the skin.\u201d<\/p>\n

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OIG detailed that the \u201cfacility investigated the incident and determined that the officer required disciplinary action.\u201d<\/p>\n

But because the facility does not have a process to document when staff received extra training or disciplinary actions, inspectors argued they could not tell if staff who used prohibited practices or did not follow standards during use-of-force incidents received the appropriate follow-up training or disciplinary actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis could lead to staff repeating inappropriate use-of-force tactics that could potentially result in property damage, injury, and death,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n

Sanitation and recreation<\/h4>\n

The report recommended that detainees be provided some recreational activities or equipment and noted that ICE complied, adding soccer balls, beanbag toss and pull-up bars.<\/p>\n

The OIG report also found three leaking vents in the kitchen area, and raised concerns about sanitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause Winn did not conduct maintenance sufficient to prevent the leaks or repair or remove these leaking items, the facility risks food-safety hazards, such as residue leaking onto food preparation materials or into prepared food,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n

Inspectors also found the refrigerators and freezers that stored the food were not at proper temperatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cStoring perishable food at temperatures above the required ranges could cause food spoilage or rotting and potentially place staff and detainees at risk of food borne illnesses if served and consumed,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n

OIG made recommendations to ICE to fix the leaks and food temperature, and the agency agreed. OIG could not determine if ICE fixed the leaks, but did find ICE resolved the issue of food being stored at the proper temperature.<\/p>\n

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