ICE detention contract with GEO Group

Read a statement from detainee Izzy Ali, who has stage 3B kidney disease and says the facility is refusing the blood tests his nephrologist needs; she asked the board to intervene to get him life-saving care.

Described Izzy Ali's background as a legal visa-holder and business owner, said taxpayers spend millions a year on the facility, and called on the board to terminate the GEO Group contract.

Said she bought her forever home in Glen Richey before learning of the facility, refuses to spend money in the county if the contract is renewed, and pledged to vote against commissioners who keep it.

Read quotes from the wife of a detainee and criticized the restriction to county-only speakers, saying the detention issue is regional, statewide and national.

A Jefferson County resident who began to speak but was told the initial comment period was limited to Clearfield County residents.

A Centre County resident said the facility causes moral injury, and asked how to get the issue placed on a future agenda; the solicitor offered to discuss it after the meeting.