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Ron Wyden: “Federal law, in my view, as I said, is completely clear: you should not place foster kids in detention facilities.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2018
Federal law, in my view, as I said, is completely clear: you should not place foster kids in detention facilities.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden insists that federal law prohibits using foster care funds for detention placements.

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