Alien Detention Standards: Telephone Access Problems Were Pervasive at Detention Facilities; Other Deficiencies Did Not Show a Pattern of Noncompliance, Government Accountability Office, July 6, 2007 [finding that the total number of aliens detained annually for immigration violations jumped from approximately 95,000 to 283,000 between 2001 and 2006, which contributed to systematic shortcomings in the detainees' ability to place telephone calls to lawyers or consulates]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.