2 doctors were held by ICE. They say what they saw at one facility shocked them

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

2 doctors were held by ICE. They say what they saw at one facility shocked them

Story by Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Graphics by Will Mullery, CNN
Updated 1432 GMT (2232 HKT) November 1, 2019

(CNN)The two men haven't met, but their stories are strikingly similar.

They grew up in Cuba, studied to become doctors and swore an oath to do no harm.

Then, years later, they ended up somewhere they never expected: a privately-run US immigrant detention center in rural Louisiana.

Held behind bars as they pleaded for asylum, these men say they watched people around them receiving poor medical care, but -- despite their years of training -- felt powerless to help.

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Among their allegations, made in court filings and detailed in interviews with CNN: mold on the walls, incorrect diagnoses and improper use of quarantines.

In a statement released to CNN, the private prison company that runs the facility said it "strongly disputes" any allegations of inadequate medical care. ...

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/01/health/ice-detained-doctors/index.html

[Haggis for Breakfast]

1. In the November/December 2019 issue of Mother Jones,

Seth Freed Wessler wrote a scathing indictment of the current ICE/US Marshals detention centers health care system. The article is titled "Marshals Law: A Massive Federal Detention Empire is Flying Under the Radar - And So Are the Deaths On Its Watch." The 12-page expose was horrifying. Wessler reports in graphic detail just how barbaric the medical care at these facilities can be, and how the US Marshals evade any accountability for what happens to these INNOCENT men (He did not review womens' centers.). Many of the detainees have committed NO crime, have NOT been charged with anything yet are locked up in these shit holes - denied even basic medical care with catastrophic results.

The US Marshal service does not operate prisons, yet they spend over $1.5 BILLION on detention, spending taxpayer dollars to prop up derelict jails and corrupt, brutal deputies. "Pencil whipping" the logs is a common practice. So are savage beatings. They provide the cover of clean inspection reports for even the worst places. They look the other way, essentially allowing the jails to do whatever they will. They operate with an attitude of indifference.

This report sickened me. Every member of Congress should be forced to read it. Then tour these facilities. People are dying from treatable conditions, neglect and sadistic jailers. The private prisons (run by GEO Group and CoreCivic) are the worst, and should make the case for prohibiting them from receiving taxpayer dollars.

What an eye-opened. And a stomach churner.

[Grokenstein]

2. And of course:

the private prison company that runs the facility said it "strongly disputes" any allegations of inadequate medical care

"The Camp Commandant hass personally inschpected der faschilities und found no wrongdoink. Der faschilities are more than adequate for dese schwine," a spokesman for the company stated.

[ramen]

3. what are the odds, right??