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🌱 Why Stewart Detention Center is again under scrutiny after a detainee’s death

Lumpkin, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Stewart Detention Center is again under scrutiny after a detainee’s death
  • How record ICE detentions could shape life around Lumpkin’s detention facilities

Today's riddle: Why does an elephant stand on a marshmallow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 69.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Family: ICE denied care to Stewart detainee who died of leukemia (nowgeorgia.com) — Residents should know that a 29-year-old man detained at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin died of leukemia after his family says he was denied timely medical care. Advocates cite his case as part of a long pattern of alleged neglect, abuse, and poor conditions at the privately run ICE facility, which has one of the nation’s highest death tolls.
   

• ICE detentions hit record highs as Trump crackdown widens (thesheffieldpress.com) — Lumpkin is specifically named as one of the communities feeling the impact of record-high ICE detention numbers under the current federal crackdown. The report highlights overcrowded facilities, expanded use of local jails, and rising deportations nationwide, offering context for how enforcement trends could affect people held in or transferred through the Lumpkin-area detention system.
   

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  • Columbus Technical College opens $12M Puckett Center training facility (wtvm.com)
  • Columbus children heading back to school in style with Fourth Annual Rivertown Hairstyling and Backpack Giveaway (wrbl.com)
  • Remote Retention Representative jobs hiring near Powder Springs, GA at EchoStar (echostar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he won’t fall in the hot chocolate (Thank you Geila P. for sending it in!)
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