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Melina A. Garcia
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Trying to save the world one data point at a time.
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Do You Work at a Federal Prison? Help ProPublica Investigate the Federal Prison System

We’re especially interested in tips about the priorities of Bureau of Prisons' leadership, contracting and budget decisions, and concerns about wrongdoing or abuses of power ⤵️
Do You Work at a Federal Prison? Help ProPublica Investigate the Federal Prison System
If you work at a federal prison and know about wrongdoing, we want to hear from you.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.

As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
Chart shows Detention Population, Among Those Arrested by ICE in the Interior, by Criminal Record. The chart shows three lines; Prior conviction, pending criminal charges, and no criminal record. From 2019 through September 2025, the largest group is people with criminal convictions, with much further down people with pending charges. But starting in January, those without criminal records spikes dramatically. In July it crossed pending charges and in the latest data it jumps above criminal convictions.
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM