> GEO was no stranger to Jena, and Jena no stranger to GEO. They’d been partners for years, back before the Jena facility had been retrofitted for immigrant detention, back before GEO was even called GEO. Now the facility was one of the largest employers in the area: 250 jobs. It was also one of the region’s biggest taxpayers.
> The remote facility had grown into a central node in a newly established network of immigrant detention centers that span central Louisiana. Immigration advocates refer to this region as “the black hole,” a place where people disappear into overcrowded detention, sometimes for years, often without ever seeing a lawyer or being convicted of a crime. Others are whisked onto deportation flights, headed for countries they’ve fled or never been to. One place where people who have been brought to Jena rarely end up is back at their American homes, in the lives they were living before agents banged on their front doors or raided their workplaces or pulled them over for a traffic stop.
Obama was on the verge of shutting down private prisons.
Too bad the DNC failed to excite us enough.
ChaskaChanhassen on
Could someone please post a link to the text? I can’t access it. Thanks
Bullocks1999 on
Now we’re building concentration camps.
specqq on
“If there was anything wrong with the facility, we’d object to it”
But also
“We never go there” and “they don’t tell us anything about it” and “we don’t own it”
They may hate the media who lies to them.
But they seem to reserve their fury for the media that tells them the truth.
SaltyPinKY on
Is the video broke? I’m just seeing a town sign or something? Where’s the info?
Thisam on
The profit motive is inherently in conflict with incarcerations, law enforcement and rehabilitation. Complete mismatch of objectives.
whoibehmmm on
Is there an article or information about this other than a gif?
Human_Cranberry_2805 on
Not even the headline wants to talk about it…..
mattjb on
Kind of reminds me of this story of a German town that resolutely ignored the horrors of a Nazi labor camp nearby and the mass murders, then pretended ignorance.
Right. A camp where the government concentrates certain population they don’t want.
You know.
A concentration camp.
barkazinthrope on
I don’t get it. It’s a gif of trees and a sign.
What have I missed?
atehachi on
I don’t see any information? Is this about the migrant plantation/private prison thing he wants to have in place for the people that aren’t deported?
wysiwygwatt on
My ex sister in law is from Jenna. She is the most racist person I have ever known. They don’t want to talk about it because they don’t care at all.
Anthropoideia on
That town still calls it’s segregated area the n***** quarters.
Source: a lot of my family lives there
Bajadasaurus on
Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea
celeste99 on
Speaker Mike Johnson … are you aware of how this article makes your state look? This place incites rage, disgust, and perhaps a place where you should be required to visit for a full day so your „religious goodness goals“ can change this ASAP.
incredulous- on
Fuck private prison „industry.“ Fuck GEO, wouldn’t piss on them if they were on fire.
SheBelongsToNoOne on
This is disgusting. How are Democrats allowing THIS?!
stunneddisbelief on
“The people here don’t like to talk about what goes on down the road.”
Sounds exactly like many of the people who lived in the town near Auschwitz, that claimed to know nothing about what was going on, despite the glow from the crematorium fires and the stench that hung over the town.
Legal_Tradition_2154 on
This is a stupid af alarmist article.
For one – Louisiana is a republican state, the majority of state don’t mind what’s going on. Why would you expect them to have details on what goes on at the facilities in Louisiana for an advocate?
Two – the guy interviewed literally said it to the writer, they don’t see anything and so he can’t report any particular thing the writer is asking. But the writer said “no one there wants to talk about it”?? Way to spin that.
Avguser00 on
Privatized prisons should be illegal.
If tax payers have to pay for incarceration, then there should NOT be a for-profit company involved.
dicktits143 on
Slate lies.
i5oL8 on
DOGE will become Delete Obvious Government Evidence in 2028
Gimliclone1984 on
Well that was an absolutely horrifying read.
Porthos1984 on
Its a modern day concentration camp. Even with the Nazis in the community.
That_Girl_Cray on
Louisiana, figures…where the largest maximum security prison in the US is the state penitentiary Angola. A literal plantation from 1800’s. Named after the African country where it’s slaves were stolen from. The „prison farm“ where their 76% black inmate population does agricultural labor like harvesting crops like cotton. Monitored by „guards“ on horseback armed with guns…
The same state that left prisoners locked in cells in New Orleans Parish prison during Hurricane Katrina as it flooded.
The state with the highest incarceration rate in the country with a strong focus on punishment. Who is always battling it out with Mississippi for last place in state rankings for pretty much everything.
Also in the business of torturing suspected undocumented immigrants, family and all and making them disappear. Yea that’s right on par for them.
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> GEO was no stranger to Jena, and Jena no stranger to GEO. They’d been partners for years, back before the Jena facility had been retrofitted for immigrant detention, back before GEO was even called GEO. Now the facility was one of the largest employers in the area: 250 jobs. It was also one of the region’s biggest taxpayers.
> The remote facility had grown into a central node in a newly established network of immigrant detention centers that span central Louisiana. Immigration advocates refer to this region as “the black hole,” a place where people disappear into overcrowded detention, sometimes for years, often without ever seeing a lawyer or being convicted of a crime. Others are whisked onto deportation flights, headed for countries they’ve fled or never been to. One place where people who have been brought to Jena rarely end up is back at their American homes, in the lives they were living before agents banged on their front doors or raided their workplaces or pulled them over for a traffic stop.
And then a quite striking photo:
* https://compote.slate.com/images/807e7e8b-b38a-48d4-a33b-c0ca9d657965.jpeg
Get a job, you bum.
Story reminds me of Judas and his 30 pieces of gold.
I guess there is an article here. I misunderstood.
Can’t properly reference Jena without this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena_Six
Obama was on the verge of shutting down private prisons.
Too bad the DNC failed to excite us enough.
Could someone please post a link to the text? I can’t access it. Thanks
Now we’re building concentration camps.
“If there was anything wrong with the facility, we’d object to it”
But also
“We never go there” and “they don’t tell us anything about it” and “we don’t own it”
They may hate the media who lies to them.
But they seem to reserve their fury for the media that tells them the truth.
Is the video broke? I’m just seeing a town sign or something? Where’s the info?
The profit motive is inherently in conflict with incarcerations, law enforcement and rehabilitation. Complete mismatch of objectives.
Is there an article or information about this other than a gif?
Not even the headline wants to talk about it…..
Kind of reminds me of this story of a German town that resolutely ignored the horrors of a Nazi labor camp nearby and the mass murders, then pretended ignorance.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/legends-of-a-mass-grave-the-village-and-the-nazi-labor-camp-a-625044.html
Pretty soon they will need to fill the beast of the Golden Dome conspiracy. Starting to sound like the show Fallout
what does this link to? i dont see a link
[https://slate.com/business/2025/06/donald-trump-immigration-ice-raids-arrests-jena-louisiana.html](https://slate.com/business/2025/06/donald-trump-immigration-ice-raids-arrests-jena-louisiana.html)
Right. A camp where the government concentrates certain population they don’t want.
You know.
A concentration camp.
I don’t get it. It’s a gif of trees and a sign.
What have I missed?
I don’t see any information? Is this about the migrant plantation/private prison thing he wants to have in place for the people that aren’t deported?
My ex sister in law is from Jenna. She is the most racist person I have ever known. They don’t want to talk about it because they don’t care at all.
That town still calls it’s segregated area the n***** quarters.
Source: a lot of my family lives there
Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea
Speaker Mike Johnson … are you aware of how this article makes your state look? This place incites rage, disgust, and perhaps a place where you should be required to visit for a full day so your „religious goodness goals“ can change this ASAP.
Fuck private prison „industry.“ Fuck GEO, wouldn’t piss on them if they were on fire.
This is disgusting. How are Democrats allowing THIS?!
“The people here don’t like to talk about what goes on down the road.”
Sounds exactly like many of the people who lived in the town near Auschwitz, that claimed to know nothing about what was going on, despite the glow from the crematorium fires and the stench that hung over the town.
This is a stupid af alarmist article.
For one – Louisiana is a republican state, the majority of state don’t mind what’s going on. Why would you expect them to have details on what goes on at the facilities in Louisiana for an advocate?
Two – the guy interviewed literally said it to the writer, they don’t see anything and so he can’t report any particular thing the writer is asking. But the writer said “no one there wants to talk about it”?? Way to spin that.
Privatized prisons should be illegal.
If tax payers have to pay for incarceration, then there should NOT be a for-profit company involved.
Slate lies.
DOGE will become Delete Obvious Government Evidence in 2028
Well that was an absolutely horrifying read.
Its a modern day concentration camp. Even with the Nazis in the community.
Louisiana, figures…where the largest maximum security prison in the US is the state penitentiary Angola. A literal plantation from 1800’s. Named after the African country where it’s slaves were stolen from. The „prison farm“ where their 76% black inmate population does agricultural labor like harvesting crops like cotton. Monitored by „guards“ on horseback armed with guns…
The same state that left prisoners locked in cells in New Orleans Parish prison during Hurricane Katrina as it flooded.
The state with the highest incarceration rate in the country with a strong focus on punishment. Who is always battling it out with Mississippi for last place in state rankings for pretty much everything.
Also in the business of torturing suspected undocumented immigrants, family and all and making them disappear. Yea that’s right on par for them.
There’s also a GEO Staging Facility in Alexandria, LA on the grounds of the England Air Park (formerly England Air Force Base). If you look at a map, it’s next to the Oak Wing Country Club. https://www.geogroup.com/facilities/alexandria-staging-facility/
America, you seriously fucked up.
Was this or is it the black ops site cops would take ppl there to disappear? No wait, that was the “Brave Cave” in Louisiana.
Was there a documentary on it? I know Dateline/Nightline/or those other tv news mags did a story on it.
Just another illegal thing he’s allowing someone to do so they’ll take the fall for it when it makes headlines.
Fucker can’t take any accountability for anything!!
I believe Pam Bondi was a lobbyist for GEO…so there’s that.
I am also curious why Biden reneged on closing private prisons. These A-holes have Democrats in their pockets as well.