Jeff Van Drew: “The narrative is that Delaney Hall, and by extension all of…”

“We're here today because of a narrative that has been told over and over and over again for weeks. The narrative is that Delaney Hall, and by extension all of these detention centers, are places of cruelty. It's just not true. that the people working there are starving, the detainees are hurting, they are being denied medical care and they're being abused. I want to be very direct about this story.” (00:38–00:49)

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