'Terrorized': Report Details Conditions at Child Detention
Centers
A report filed in federal court details hunger,
dehydration and forced sleeplessness at child detention centers in the
Southwest.
By Alfonso Serrano, ColorLines
July 18, 2018
Frigid cells with foul-smelling drinking water. Children given
rotten food and forced to sleep on concrete floors. No showers or clean clothes
for days. Overflowing toilets in “dog houses.” These are just a few of the
things detained children highlighted about the facilities where they were held.
“It was cold, very cold. I only had a t-shirt so I pulled my
hands inside my t-shit to try to keep warm. There were no mattresses. We slept
directly on the floor,” said Justin, a 13-yer-old immigrant from El Salvador.
“I haven’t been able to call my father since I was locked up. I want to tell
him where I am, and I want to talk to him.”
Justin’s description of United States detention centers, and
testimony from interviews with 200 other immigrant children and adults, are
part of an extensive
report filed in federal court this week in Los Angeles by the Center for Human Rights and
Constitutional Law.[…]
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Report finds more than 800 complaints of hate-related abuse
in immigration detention
ImmigrationProf Blog
July 19, 2018
“Shut your black ass up. You don’t deserve nothing. You
belong at the back of that cage.” - Warden to M.C. at the West Texas Detention
Facility in Sierra Blanca, TX
“[Go] look in the mirror to see King Kong.” - Officer to
A.B. at Bristol County House of Corrections, North Dartmouth, MA
“No one will believe baboon complaints.” - Officer to A.B.
at Bristol County House of Corrections, North Dartmouth, MA
These are a few of the comments discussed in a report
published by Freedom for
Immigrants, a California-based nonprofit that visits people held in
immigration detention.[...]
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https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a33042eb078691c386e7bce/t/5b3174e46d2a73f2d1f56aab/1529967847644/FFI_NatReportAbuse_062518.pdf
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