But the detention system itself is also killing people, with the death toll at its highest level in more than a decade. I think that is true of both the prison system and the detention system. It was really, really disruptive, and those raids received a lot of attention. People with no criminal history remain the largest group in ICE detention, even as the administration continues to peddle a narrative centered on criminality. Another thing they planned to do through the re-engineering project, and have already started doing in California, is purchase private prison sites.