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Richard Blumenthal: “That ICE continues to place many detainees with mental health concerns in administrative or disciplinary…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
That ICE continues to place many detainees with mental health concerns in administrative or disciplinary segregation--also known as solitary confinement--contrary to agency directives.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal calls for accountability in ICE's treatment of detainees with mental health issues.

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