Overview
- Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, spoke publicly Monday in Norcross after his release from more than a year in federal immigration custody.
- Taylor described long waits to see medical staff, trouble charging his prosthetic legs, a lack of proper shower seats, and the denial of protective liners that made walking feel like grinding his knees on concrete.
- He said staff expected him to travel a football field’s length multiple times a day to reach meals and that he went unfed for weeks when he could not, and he reported being placed in segregation after speaking up about leaks and other problems.
- CoreCivic, which runs Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, said Monday he could charge his prosthetic equipment daily in the medical unit, while USA TODAY reported DHS and ICE had not provided a substantive response to his broader claims.
- Taylor’s case, raised by Rep. Lucy McBath in a hearing on Stewart’s conditions, has fueled calls for oversight of ICE operations in Georgia as plans for two new state facilities remain on pause without clear guidance from federal officials.