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Kevin K. McAleenan: “No American should be comfortable with children in a police station for days on end. That's not an appropriate setting…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2019
No American should be comfortable with children in a police station for days on end. That's not an appropriate setting for kids.
Said by
Kevin K. McAleenan
California

Editor's note · Context

McAleenan acknowledges the unacceptability of detaining children in police stations.

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