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Electronic Monitoring Hotspot Map

MediaJustice’s Challenging E-Carceration project has been researching national trends and local struggles involving electronic monitoring (EM) and other punitive technologies for several years. This map highlights our findings. Hover and click on states for information on how e-carceration is being implemented there, and how people are fighting to abolish it. You can read more about EM and COVID-19 in our special bibliography, or get more information from the complete list of MediaJustice’s publications on e-carceration. We also have a list of EM companies for your reference. If there is something in your community that should be added to the map, you can let us know by filling out our map intake form.

Mississippi

Key Highlight: 680 migrants on EM arrested in factory raids

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In August 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a series of food processing plants in Mississippi, taking 680 undocumented workers into custody. The authorities found these individuals by tracking their locations via the GPS monitors ICE forces them to wear while they await decisions on their cases. These factories had been sites of labor organizing. The workers had previous victories, winning lawsuits against their employers for $3.75 million in response to claims of racial and sexual harassment as well as harassment based on national origin. In addition, two of the plants had formal union contracts with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. This video from The Intercept provides more details.

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