Newark targets private detention center operator as conditions probe grows

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced continued efforts to shutter Delaney Hall, a privately run immigration detention center operated by GEO Group, by expanding state and local lawsuits over improper permits and alleged unsafe, unsanitary conditions; New Jersey officials also filed a separate suit alleging GEO blocked health inspectors, while protests and hunger strikes drew attention and prompted a public safety curfew as officials argued the facility is subject to state law despite it being a private operator.