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Man dies in ICE custody at Georgia detention center during hunger strike

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Luis Sandoval, 48, of El Salvador, died in ICE custody at the Folkston D. Ray ICE Processing Center in Georgia on October 23, according to an ICE release. ICE said staff found him with a “ligature around his neck” and that his cause of death remains under investigation. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked to investigate the death, the Guardian reports. Detention Watch Network says about 500 detainees began a hunger strike in October over conditions; Straight Arrow News reports it had fallen to 12 people by Tuesday. The Guardian and Truthout report that detainees, their attorneys and advocates allege officials have threatened hunger strikers with force-feeding.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Luis Sandoval, 48, a Salvadoran man, died in ICE custody at the Folkston facility in Georgia on October 23.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Truthout
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Straight Arrow News

  2. ICE said staff found Sandoval with a “ligature around his neck”; his cause of death remains under investigation.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Truthout
    Center
    Straight Arrow News

  3. A hunger strike at the facility is ongoing, according to the Guardian and Truthout.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Truthout
    Left
    The Guardian

  4. Detention Watch Network said about 500 detainees began a hunger strike in October; Straight Arrow News reported it had fallen to 12 people by Tuesday.

    One outletStraight Arrow News· Center

  5. Detainees, their attorneys and advocates said officials are threatening hunger strikers with force-feeding.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  6. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the local sheriff’s office to investigate the death, the Guardian reports.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that a 48-year-old Salvadoran detainee died in ICE custody at the Folkston facility during a hunger strike. Left outlets stress abuse allegations, force-feeding threats and calls to close the facility, while the center report stresses ICE’s official account and the strike’s size.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    The Guardian reports the death and force-feeding allegations neutrally, while the far-left Truthout leads with abuse and calls for the facility’s closure.

    Immigrant’s Death in Loaded modifier“Abusive”Calling the facility abusive presents a contested characterization as established fact before the investigation has concluded.More neutral: Georgia ICE facilityDisagree with this highlight? Georgia ICE Facility Reignites Call for Its Closure
    TruthoutFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Straight Arrow News, the only center outlet, uses a neutral headline built on the ICE release, naming the man’s nationality and the hunger strike without characterizing conditions.

    Salvadoran man dies at a Georgia ICE facility amid hunger strike
    Straight Arrow NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

The words they chose

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  • Left2

    abusive conditionsAbusive

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    abusive conditionsMore neutral: conditions they say are unacceptable

    Describing the conditions as abusive presents the strikers’ complaint as an established finding.

    …investigation into the center as it faces an ongoing hunger strike protesting abusive conditions.

    Used byTruthout (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    AbusiveMore neutral: Georgia ICE facility

    Calling the facility abusive presents a contested characterization as established fact before the investigation has concluded.

    Immigrant’s Death in Abusive Georgia ICE Facility Reignites Call for Its Closure

    Used byTruthout (Far Left)

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  • Loaded modifier

    Quoted

    inhumane conditionsMore neutral: conditions they say are unacceptable

    Calling the conditions inhumane is a judgement, although it is attributed to activists in the quotation.

    …is where 500 detainees began a hunger strike against what they said are “inhumane conditions.” ICE revealed in an Oct.

    Quoted byStraight Arrow News (Center)

    These are Immigrant rights activists’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • abuse and conditions at the facility
  • force-feeding threats against strikers
  • calls to close the facility
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  • TruthoutFar Left

    Immigrant’s Death in Loaded modifier“Abusive”Calling the facility abusive presents a contested characterization as established fact before the investigation has concluded.More neutral: Georgia ICE facilityDisagree with this highlight? Georgia ICE Facility Reignites Call for Its Closure

    Luis Sandoval was detained in a Folkston ICE center, where a hunger strike has been ongoing for over 2 weeks.

    Read at Truthout (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues

    Death inside Folkston facility comes as officials allegedly threaten hunger strikers there with force-feeding An immigrant detained at a sprawling detention center complex in Georgia died on Friday, local and federal officials confirmed, after the facility has already faced …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • ICE’s official release and cause of death
  • size of the hunger strike
  • years of criticism of the facility
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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Guardian, Oct 24, 6:06 PM EDT

  • Center

    2 days 23 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 5:36 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. The GuardianLeftOct 24, 6:06 PM EDT
  2. TruthoutFar LeftOct 26, 5:29 PM EDT
  3. Straight Arrow NewsCenterOct 27, 5:36 PM EDT

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