据活动人士和家属透露，本周，一群被关押在乔治亚州一家由私人运营的移民与海关执法局（ICE）拘留所内的移民发起了大规模绝食抗议，以反对长期被拘留以及拘留所内存在的种种违规行为。据估计，至少有73名被拘留者参与了此次抗议活动。
At least 73 people estimated to have joined protest against prolonged detention and Folkston facility’s ‘violations’ A group of people detained inside a privately-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Georgia have launched a mass hunger strike this week to protest against their prolonged detention and the facility’s conditions, according to advocates and family members.
该拘留所名为D Ray James ICE处理中心，位于乔治亚州东南部的福克斯顿。
Advocates estimate at least 73 detained immigrants are participating in the hunger strike inside the Folkston D Ray James ICE processing center in south-east Georgia.
这座原为州立监狱的设施目前由私人监狱公司GEO Group根据与ICE签订的合同负责运营。
The Folkston facility, a former state prison, is run by the private prison company GEO Group under a contract with ICE.