Rhode Island’s Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility has struggled since officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pulled out their detainees in 2008, following the death of a Chinese national held there. That pullout happened shortly after the facility expanded to hold 770 detained people.
The detention center, which owes about $97.3 million in bonds, was taken over by an outside financial professional earlier this year.
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