Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center

REPORTS

The following reports are available for $15.00 each including postage and handling.

 

  • Krome's Invisible Prisoners: Cycles of Abuse and Neglect
    July, 1996
    (Spiral bound, 155 pages)
    Prepared by: Cheryl Little, Esq. and Joan Friedland, Esq.

    Table of Contents
    Overview
      Description of Facility and Its Populations: Overcrowding

    Policies, Practices, and Incidents of Abuse
        Parole and Long Stays of Detention
        Lack of Access to Counsel
        Transfers
        Unhygienic Living Conditions
        Segregation and Isolation
        Grievance Procedure
        Adequacy of Medical Care
        Lack of Access to Basic Necessities and Reading Materials
        Access Denied to Journalists and Human Rights Groups
        Nigerians Singles out for Special Discriminatory Treatment
        Conclusions
     

    Recommendations

    Attachments
        Affidavits and Letters
        Articles and News Releases
        Detainee Grievances
        Forms and Policies

  • Florida County Jails: INS's Secret Detention World
    November, 1997
    (Spiral bound, 159 pages)

    Prepared by: Cheryl Little, Esq. and Joan Friedland, Esq.
    Table of Contents
    Overview
    Contracts and Legal Oversight
    The Who, What and Why of Transfers
    Jail Officials' Lack of Knowledge Concerning the Status of INS Detainees
    Treatment as Dangerous Criminals in the Jails
    Access to INS and Immigration Processes
    Legal Representation and Law Libraries
        Detainees' Access to Lawyers and Other Means of Assistance
        Telephones
        Law Libraries
        Written Communications
    Information Provided to Detainees about the Jails
    Medical Care
        Interruptions in Medical Care
        Adequacy of Medical Care
        Dental Care and Glasses
        Payment for Medications
        Unhealthy, Unsafe Environment
    Recreation
        Bay County
        Ft. Lauderdale
        Sarasota County
        Monroe County
        Manatee County
        Dade County
    Indian Detainees in the Bay County Jail Annex
    Conclusion
    Exhibits

  • Cries for Help: Medical Care at Krome Service Processing Center and in Florida's County Jails
    December, 1999
    (Spiral bound, 110 pages)
    Prepared by: Cheryl Little, Esq. and Joan Friedland, Esq.
    Table of Contents
    Introduction
    Krome Physical Facility and Staffing
    Medical and Related Problems in Krome
        Sanitation and Supplies
        General Care
        Mentally Ill Detainees
        Dental Care
        Eye Care
        Special Dietary Needs
        Hunger Strikes
        Special Needs of Female Detainees>
    County Jails
        General
        Delays and Interruptions in Treatment
        Retaliation
        Medications
        Mentally Ill Detainees
        Dental and Eye Care
        Female Detainees
    Conclusions
    Exhibits
        Newspaper Articles
        Detainee Statements/Affidavits
        FIAC Correspondence with INS/PHS Officials

 

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