Gladys* and her two year-old daughter were detained at this facility for over a year, from 2015-2016. They shared a room with two other families, enduring nightly bed-checks in which guards with flashlights checked in every 15 minutes. (*surname withheld for privacy) 2/
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During this time, Gladys's daughter became very ill and was vomiting blood for months. Gladys says she received substandard medical attention. 3/
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Gladys also witnessed a guard kissing another detainee. She reported it to staff; however, she says that the authorities laughed and told her they already knew about the relationship. This same guard was later convicted of the institutional sexual assault of a detainee. 4/
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Facilities like this operate in the gray area between federal prison and childcare provider. More may start sprouting up across the U.S. after Trump's announcement to end his administration's policy of family separation. Read more in our story. 5/5https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/06/22/inside-family-detention-trump-s-big-solution?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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[Typo correction to 1/5: But it's actually a family detention center*]
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