"A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges appalling conditions at California's largest immigration detention facility, a formerly mothballed prison in the desert where sewage bubbles up from shower drains and detainees are forced to use dirty bandages to wrap open sores. The American Civil Liberties Union and others are representing seven men at a detention facility in California City, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. The complaint was filed in District Court for Northern California."
"ICE is playing with people's lives, and they treat people like they're trash, like they're nothing, said one of the plaintiffs, Sokhean Keo. Some of the people I'm detained with don't even have soap they take showers without soap and they're losing weight because they don't have enough to eat. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment."
A federal lawsuit alleges severe and unsanitary conditions at a large immigration detention facility in California City, a former prison reopened under an ICE contract. The facility reportedly has bubbling sewage, open sores wrapped in dirty bandages, and inmates lacking basic hygiene and adequate food. The ACLU and other groups represent seven detained men and filed the complaint in federal court. The complaint alleges inadequate medical care, severe understaffing, crumbling infrastructure, and that detainees were forced to clean filthy cells without supplies. Reports describe prolonged cell confinement, lack of programs, hopelessness, and instances of self-harm and suicidal ideation.
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