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 Arizona Legal Studies
Discussion Paper No. 09-01
Unseen Prisoners:A Report on Women in ImmigrationDetention Facilities in Arizona
Nina RabinThe University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law January 2009
 
Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1327841
 
UNSEEN PRISONERS:
A Report on Women inImmigration Detention Facilities in Arizona
Southwest Institute for Research on Women, College of Social and Behavioral SciencesBacon Immigration Law and Policy Program, James E. Rogers College of Law
 
January
 
2009
 
Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1327841
Unseen Prisoners:A Report on Women in Immigration Detention Facilities in Arizona
Executive Summary
...............................................................................................................i
 
I.
 
Background
.....................................................................................................................1
 
A.
 
The basics of immigration detention
...............................................................1
 
B.
 
Women in immigration detention
.....................................................................4
 
1.
 
A growing population
............................................................................................4
 
2.
 
A population with distinctive characteristics and needs
...............................5
 
C.
 
The facilities
.............................................................................................................5
 
D.
 
Applicable standards
.............................................................................................9
 
1.
 
Detention standards
..............................................................................................9
 
2.
 
Other applicable standards
...............................................................................10
 
3.
 
Gender specific standards
.................................................................................11
 
II.
 
Methodology
.................................................................................................................12
 
III.
 
Conditions
..................................................................................................................18
 
A.
 
Medical care
...........................................................................................................18
 
1.
 
General concerns
.................................................................................................18
 
2.
 
Women’s distinctive health concerns
..............................................................20
 
B.
 
Mental health
.........................................................................................................22
 
C.
 
Security
....................................................................................................................25
 
1.
 
Mixed population
.................................................................................................25
 
2.
 
Use of shackles and strip searches
...................................................................27
 
3.
 
Treatment by guards
..........................................................................................28
 
D.
 
Telephone access
.................................................................................................29
 
E.
 
Access to legal counsel and other assistance
.............................................33
 
F.
 
Visitation
.................................................................................................................36
 
1.
 
Attorney visitation
..............................................................................................36
 
2.
 
Family visitation
..................................................................................................36
 
G.
 
Food and provisions
............................................................................................37
 
H.
 
Activities
..................................................................................................................39
 
1.
 
Jobs
........................................................................................................................39
 
2.
 
Classes and resources
.........................................................................................40
 
3.
 
Recreatiion
...........................................................................................................41
 
I.
 
Transfer
.......................................................................................................................42
 
IV.
 
Key concerns
.............................................................................................................44
 
A.
 
Family separation
.................................................................................................44
 
B.
 
ICE’s discretionary determinations
.................................................................47
 
C.
 
Expedited removal
...............................................................................................49
 
V. Recommendations
........................................................................................................53
 
Addendum
.............................................................................................................................61
 
Acknowledgements
............................................................................................................62
 
Appendix A: Summary of ICE Detention Standards
..................................................63
 
Appendix B: Informed Consent Forms
.........................................................................73
 
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