NPR's Daniel Zwerdling has the most amazing report on prison abuse in the United States. The abuse happens to imigrants both illegal and legal.
Here is the story primer from NPR (bolding is mine):
Immigrant Detainees Tell of Attack Dogs and Abuse
November 17, 2004
Since Congress revamped the nation's immigration laws in the 1990s, the government has rounded up tens of thousands of immigrants each year who've committed a crime -- from murder to offenses such as overstaying their visas -- even if the offenders had already been punished.
These immigrants have been jailed for months or years while Homeland Security officials obtained a court order to deport them. Some have allegedly experienced brutal and violent conditions while in detention.
Really great report. The first half was last night. The second half airs tonight.
Here is the story at NPR where you can also listen.
The uneven implementation of "justice" here reminds me of the NY State Rockefeller Drug Laws.