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Trans detainees allege abuse at Louisiana immigration facility
Original: Trans detainees allege abuse, medical neglect at Jena immigration detention center
Transgender detainees held at an immigration detention center in Jena, Louisiana, are alleging abuse and denial of adequate medical care while in custody. The claims point to conditions inside the facility that advocates say fall short of basic detention standards. The allegations add to ongoing scrutiny of immigration detention practices in the United States and the treatment of transgender people in custody.
Why now: The allegations of abuse and medical neglect raise fresh concerns about conditions for transgender people in US immigration detention.
Jena immigration detention centerLouisianaUS Immigration and Customs Enforcementtransgender detainees
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- Trans detainees allege abuse, medical neglect at Jena immigration detention center · lailluminator.com
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