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BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department says a 58-year-old man died in the Calhoun County Jail last Friday morning.
The inmate past away at 11:38 a.m. that morning.
The Sheriff’s Department said in a statement released on Tuesday morning that this individual was a U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee. ICE has identified the man as Jesse Jermone Dean Junior of the Bahamas.
Dean was arrested by ICE on December 31 after he was released from a federal prison in Baldwin. Dean had served 30 years for importing cocaine into the country and other drug charges.
Nail Salon Owner Convicted In Forced Labor Case, Faces 20 Years in Prison
On 1/8/21 at 9:35 PM EST
North Carolina salon owner Thuy Tien Luong was found guilty on Friday of forced labor by coercing an individual to work for her as a nail technician.
Forced labor is recognized by the Department of Homeland Security as a form of human trafficking. Victims of forced labor are often unable to seek assistance because of language barriers or an inability to remove themselves from their situation.
According to the Department of Justice, Luong forced her victim, who was not identified, to work 10-hour-long shifts at the salon between October 2016 and June 2018, often with no days off. Luong was able to keep the individual working for her through both threats and bodily harm. Luong inflicted physical violence on the individual on several occasions, including pulling her hair out, stabbing her with nail salon tools, and pouring acetone on her head.
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