The class-action lawsuit by York County Prison inmates names C-SAU, trainer Joseph Garcia, several York County officials, the former York County Prison Warden and two unnamed guards as defendants.
Prosecutors argued that they could no longer prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt following the 2019 death of a key witness.
Many detainees have been sent to other detention centers, in some cases farther from their families.
Alfredo Carmona was detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement on April 14 while on his way to work.
Immigrant advocacy groups that work directly with detainees allege ICE and prison staff retaliated by taking away detainees’ access to phones, TVs and showers.
Chad Baker, the county’s Democratic Party chair, said the group appears to be targeting registered Democrats in an attempt to seek out voter fraud.
Police were summoned to a foreclosed home in Dillsburg in February 2019 after two potential buyers reported finding skeletal remains in a white chest freezer.
Promotional videos posted to Facebook earlier this year by security contractor C-SAU show detainees being forced to stand handcuffed facing a wall as guard aim weapons in their direction – among other controversial tactics.
By Julia Agos “This can help end the stigma surrounding mental health.”
