"Conditions at the T. Don Hutto Family Detention Facility, and the impact of detention on families and children, proved that family detention could not be carried out humanely." On August 6, 2009, federal officials announced that T. Don Hutto would no longer house immigrant families.
Experiences at the T. Don Hutto Family Detention Facility showed that caring for immigrant families in a humane manner was not feasible. As a result, federal officials decided to discontinue housing families there on August 6, 2009.