Massachusetts sheriff threatens to turn away federal detainees

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Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Federal authorities are reviewing concerns from a Massachusetts sheriff who is threatening to reject federal detainees at her jail.

In an August 13 letter to the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral noted a "staggering lack of communication and respect" from the federal agency.

She told CNN Radio that if her concerns aren't addressed, ICE "would no longer be allowed to house federal detainees at the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department. They would have to take them to a different facility."

ICE is reviewing Cabral's letter and will offer a direct response to her concerns, said Harold Ort, a spokesman for the agency.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/21/massachusetts.sheriff.federal.detainees/index.html

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1. She's got a point

It's nice to hear a law enforcement official expressing concern that prisoner complaints and detention center audits are being withheld. ICE's detention system reflects the attitudes that gave rise to things like extraordinary rendition: it's all very hush-hush, top secret, zero transparency, zero accountability. And the people detained are, for the most part, not even criminals, yet they're made to disappear for years on end, with no access to counsel, little or no access to family, it's pretty Orwellian.

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2. As it is they can't keep accused murderers from committing suicide

Maybe further stretching their resources with immigrants isn't the best idea

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3. This must be the police state I hear so much about....

how frightening...

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4. I thought I'd share some of the comments in the article

Here's some of the rather disgusting comments that were posted on that story;

joeroe
I will house all the illegal inmates for 8 mil as long as they don't want the inmates back and no questions asked..I'd save the tax payers a huge amount of money. 8 Mil will buy a lot of bullets and or gas :)

Guest
Long Live the KLAN we need them NOW !!!!!

WTFiswrong
wut a fat-a$$ cop

mt1981
Big mama don't play that.