According to the Investigative Post, The Batavia ICE detention center ranks among the top five facilities in the country for its use of solitary confinement despite being significantly smaller than others on the list. Between 2017 and 2023, 673 detainees were placed in solitary, with confinements averaging 25 days—exceeding the 15-day threshold considered torture by the UN and New York state law.
Speaking with the Investigative Post, Attorney Sarah Decker of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights called the facility inhumane, noting an ongoing but unclear federal investigation into abuses at the site.
“The level at which Batavia wields solitary confinement against people is disproportionately high,” said Decker, “I would characterize it as a highly punitive and carceral setting for immigration detention.”
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