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VIDEO sent to me from the Krome detention center.
The detainee is reading a statement written by 62 inmates who launched a hunger strike Thursday, begging that they be released.
“If we have the unfortunate luck that we die, we can at least be with our families,” he said.
The detainee is reading a statement written by 62 inmates who launched a hunger strike Thursday, begging that they be released.
“If we have the unfortunate luck that we die, we can at least be with our families,” he said.
English translation:
This is the second recent hunger strike launched inside South FL immigration detention centers. Detainees are scared to die behind bars amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tomorrow will be day 4 of a hunger strike inside the Monroe County detention center:
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Tomorrow will be day 4 of a hunger strike inside the Monroe County detention center:
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Full disclosure: I spoke to both detainees on the phone, as well as their families, after I was sent this video. They gave me permission to publish the footage.
