Mary Gay Scanlon: “I, like so many Americans, find this behavior contemptible and far beneath what we should expect from our country's…”

It’s inhumane. It’s traumatizing, and it’s particularly grotesque because this is then being done so private prison companies can make more profit.

So we have the situation where people are being jailed and then forced to work essentially for free to maintain basic sanitation, food, etc.

After not being in session for so long, one week has got everyone ready to go home.

If we’re going to make a permanent change that affects every American, we should follow the science and prioritize Americans’ health, particularly that of the children.