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Major press outlets like the New York Times and the Washington Post have recently reported on the “System of Neglect,” namely, the state of immigration detention center conditions. As told by her sister June Everett, watch the story of Sandra Kenley, a 52- year-old grandmother, who after living in the U.S. legally for 33 years, was subjected to these very conditions and died in immigration detention. www.breakthrough.tv
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