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A new federal lawsuit alleges horrifying conditions at California’s largest migrant detention facility, including sewage bubbles rising from shower drains and detainees being forced to use dirty bandages to wrap open sores.
The American Civil Liberties Union is among the groups representing seven men at a previously mothballed prison in the desert in California City.
The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, alleges inadequate medical care for serious issues like cancer, life-threatening heart conditions and diabetes, as well as neglect of people with disabilities and forced isolation.
The complaint also claims dirty housing units, inadequate food and water, very cold temperatures, restrictions on family visits and delays in access to lawyers. Detainees are additionally reporting encroachment on their freedom of religion, including confiscation of prayer mats, head coverings even holy texts.
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Lawsuit alleges horrifying conditions at California migrant detention center
