Judge Sanctioned Private Prison Giant for Destroying Evidence in ICE Death Suit
A judge has sanctioned CoreCivic for destroying video evidence in a wrongful death lawsuit involving an ICE detainee. This is the first known instance of a private prison company being held accountable for such actions. The case centered around the death of Kesley Vial, a Brazilian asylum-seeker who died after a suicide attempt in custody.
- ▪CoreCivic was sanctioned for destroying video evidence related to the wrongful death of an ICE detainee.
- ▪The judge's sanction allows the jury to presume the missing evidence was unfavorable to CoreCivic.
- ▪Kesley Vial, the detainee in question, died after attempting suicide at a CoreCivic facility in New Mexico.
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Judge Sanctioned Private Prison Giant for Destroying Evidence in ICE Death Suit The first known sanction of its kind held CoreCivic responsible for destroying video in a case alleging wrongful death of an ICE detainee. Timothy Pratt May 24 2026, 5:00 a.m. Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp A CoreCivic detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, on March 3, 2025. Photo: Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A judge Issued what appears to be the first-ever sanction against the private prison giant CoreCivic for destroying video evidence in a case alleging wrongful death of a man who died by suicide in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
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