UW report finds ‘patterns of neglect’ in Tacoma police responses to immigration lockup

UW report finds ‘patterns of neglect’ in Tacoma police responses to immigration lockup

A decade of 911 call records and police investigations involving the privately-run federal immigration detention center in Tacoma show a pattern of neglect in police’s response to abuse and assault reports, according to a new University of Washington report.Researchers with UW’s Center for Human Rights found that the Tacoma Police Department was less likely to contact alleged victims of crimes at the facility when that person was someone detaine…