Warden Ron Murray walks through an exercise yard at the new, privately run immigrant detention center in Bakersfield. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Lunch is served at the new Bakersfield immigrant detention center, run by private prison company Geo Group. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A guard watches as inmates fold clothes at the new immigrant detention center in Bakersfield. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A staff member stands at the door of the induction area of the new immigrant detention center in Bakersfield. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Geo Group spent $10 million to renovate the Bakersfield facility before immigrant detainees arrived. Artificial turf covers an exercise yard. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Detainees eat lunch in the Bakersfield facility’s dining room. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Many of the immigrants at the Bakersfield detention facility pass time by reading the Bible. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
