Day 1: Overview

As tighter immigration policies strain federal agencies, the detainees in their care often pay a heavy cost.

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Reporters Dana Priest and Amy Goldstein discuss the series.
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Key terms and acronyms from the Careless Detention series.

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Read the original government documents related to the people and cases detailed in this story.

Map Mapping Deaths at ICE Detention Facilities

A Closer Look At 83 Deaths

Based on confidential medical records and other sources, The Washington Post identified 83 deaths of immigration detainees between March 2003, when the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was created, and March 2008.

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