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"Democratic U.S. Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Emily Randall of Washington and Maxine Dexter of Oregon said they showed up unannounced...."

"GEO Group, the private corporation that runs the facility " ...

used to be called 'Wackenhut', founded as a 'security company' in 1954 that became infamous in California decades ago.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Nick Brown, WA's attorney general. This is a private prison in the state. It is not built on federal lands, so it is under Washington's jurisdiction.

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