Thousands of immigrant detainees sue private prison firm over 'forced' labor

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Thousands of immigrant detainees sue private prison firm over 'forced' labor

By Alene TchekmedyianAlene TchekmedyianContact Reporter

During part of her time in an immigrant detention center in Colorado, Grisel Xahuentitla spent six hours a day passing out trays before meals, scrubbing toilets and scouring showers.

She was participating in a voluntary work program that allows detainees to earn $1 a day to help with the upkeep of the facility.

“When you are in there, there’s not a lot of options for you,” said Xahuentitla, 33, recounting her four-month stay at the Aurora Detention Facility in 2014. “You’ve got to follow their rules; you got to do what they tell you.”

Continued: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-immigrant-workers-20170305-story.html