Calls for federal investigation into Tacoma detention center mount amid detainee death

Prominent politicians in Washington are calling for an investigation into overuse of solitary confinement at a federal, privately-run immigration facility in Tacoma after the death of a 61-year-old detainee.

Charles Leo Daniel died on March 7 at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, also known as the Northwest Detention Center. Activists say Daniel hung himself with a blanket. Tacoma police, however, say there is no known cause of death.

Washington Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, all Democrats, have now said there should be an investigation into the facility.

“Reports of mistreatment, unsanitary conditions, and the excessive use of solitary confinement at the Tacoma immigrant detention center are completely unacceptable,” Murray said.

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