As part of an ongoing multi-part investigation of human rights concerns at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA, this report analyzes the Tacoma Police Department’s responses to assaults reported at the NWDC. Explore the full report, published as a series covering areas including: • Introduction • Background, Methodology, and Human Rights Standards •

As part of an ongoing multi-part investigation of human rights concerns at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA, this report analyzes the human rights implications of uses of force, including the use of chemical agents, at the Northwest Detention Center. Explore the full report, published as a series covering areas including: • Introduction

As part of an ongoing multi-part investigation of human rights concerns at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA, this report reviews records from multiple sources about reporting of sexual abuse at the NWDC. Explore the full report, published as a series covering areas including: • Introduction • Background, Methodology, and Human Rights Standards

As part of an ongoing multi-part investigation of human rights concerns at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA, this report reviews health standards at the NWDC. In this report, we emphasize three key findings: It is clear that there are endemic health and safety concerns at the Northwest Detention Center, although the full

As part of an ongoing multi-part investigation of human rights concerns at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA, this report draws on solitary confinement records, released to UWCHR and other researchers, raising concerns about the use of solitary confinement at the NWDC. Explore the full report, published as a series covering areas including:

As part of an ongoing multi-part investigation of human rights concerns at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA, this report about sanitation of food and laundry at the detention facility reviews 3,240 pages of written grievances filed by people detained at the NWDC and 101 complaints submitted to to the Department of Homeland

This research update from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights reviews data published by ICE relating to Charles Leo Daniel, a 61 year-old citizen of Trinidad and Tobago who was found dead in solitary confinement in March 2024, at the Northwest Detention Center. This research update is part of an ongoing multi-part investigation

In “The Border is Everywhere” UWCHR analyzes Department of Homeland Security data to examine recent immigration enforcement trends and policies and their implications for human rights. The report shows that in many ways immigration enforcement in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) follows national patterns, but also points to areas where migrants in the PNW face worse

This new research update from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights (UWCHR) shares documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) revealing that despite voicing concerns about cleanliness at the Northwest Detention Center multiple times over the course of three years, ICE has refused to hold the company operating the detention facility,

The investigation of Rafael Segura’s legal case represents progress for survivors of torture and arbitrary detention during the civil war in El Salvador.