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Laura Kelly: “The medical examiner looked at the information, found that…”

Featuring: Laura Kelly, Democratic | Governor of Kansas

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Laura Kelly Speaks with Pitchie Escarment and Dinah Escarment

Published | Video Starts at 04:55

In Pompano Beach. And we've had a number of other people die in ICE custody in South Florida. And there was another gentleman who. Who passed away. And they. The medical examiner looked at the information, found that their response time to get this person help was woefully inadequate. And part of the reason is because of the conditions that are in these facilities where people are sleeping on the floor, it's overcrowded, they're not getting the sanitation that they need, they're not getting the food that they need, and it's stressful. (04:55–05:05)

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Asserts that a medical examiner found the response time for help was inadequate in a death case in ICE custody.

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