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John Sarbanes: “Do you agree--you must do--that holding young children in overcrowded detention cells for over two weeks violates both…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2019
Do you agree--you must do--that holding young children in overcrowded detention cells for over two weeks violates both the Flores decision and the TEDS standards?
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes questions the legality of detaining children beyond allowed time limits.

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