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Residents, advocates press commissioners on GEO Group contract and conditions at regional detention center
Summary
Public commenters urged Clearfield County commissioners to oppose renewing a contract with GEO Group and described conditions at Mo Valley Detention Center, saying staged visits and lack of outside oversight obscure problems.
Several public commenters used the county’s public-comment period on Oct. 14 to urge Clearfield County commissioners to oppose renewing a contract with GEO Group and to raise concerns about conditions at a regional immigration detention center.
Bobby Erickson, identified in public comment as a resident, praised Commissioner Dave Glass for opposing GEO Group and said GEO “has been sued repeatedly for human rights abuses, medical neglect, forced labor, and even deaths in its…
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