Overview

• Nineteen detainees at the Louisiana Lockup report refusing food for several days to protest conditions following their early‑September transfer.
• The strikers are seeking medical and mental health care, prescription medications, clean water and hygiene supplies, as well as meetings with ICE officers to address grievances.
• Advocacy groups say detainees have not received toothbrushes, toilet paper or shampoo, and that some people with chronic conditions are missing prescribed drugs.
• Statements from advocates also contend the facility lacks services required by federal standards, including a law library and religious programming.
• The ICE site occupies Angola’s former Camp J, which closed in 2018 over safety concerns, and reporters note state and federal officials had not provided comment in the coverage.