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Analilia Mejia: I want you to think about what our government is doing to human beings, that we would treat each other with such…

On the recordAugust 11, 2026
I want you to think about what our government is doing to human beings, that we would treat each other with such callousness, that we would allow a human being to suffer, knowing that they are deteriorating in a preventable way.
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Analilia Mejia
New Jersey

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Commenting on the treatment of detainees in Delaney Hall.

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My gravest concerns about conditions for medically vulnerable people at Delaney Hall are now confirmed.

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