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On the recordMay 26, 2026
I have long opposed private detention facilities and will continue to advocate for the closure of Delaney Hall and against any expansion of mass detention facilities in New Jersey, like the proposed facility in Roxbury.
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Mikie Sherrill
Democratic · New Jersey

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Governor Sherrill speaks on private detention facilities.

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