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Detention Statistics
There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free."
Walter Cronkite
About 420,000 persons were detained in the last year.
This is an increase of 120,000 in 2009.
More than 32,000
detainees held each day in 286 facilities.
70% of detainees are held in prisons with criminals.
During the past 6 years
over 100 detainees have died, 13 from suicides,
many from the lack of available health care.
10-13% of detainees are affirmative
asylum seekers.
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