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Tag: Accountability in Immigration Detention Act

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New bill addresses abuse of immigrants in prison system

by El Tecolote Staff May 19, 2014

Just a few days after detainees at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington ended their nearly 2-month hunger strike, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced legislation that would improve standards and living conditions in detention centers across the country.

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