Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees

Immigration detention centers continue to fail to provide adequate mental health care, despite state inspection and reporting on conditions.

‘He was persecuted in Mexico because of being gay,’ Mario said. Months of detention ‘and not getting any mental health care really took a toll on him. And that’s when he cut himself. He cut his wrist with a razor blade that we get to shave. And after that he was placed in solitary confinement for about a week.’”

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