They will open the door to more abuse.
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A letter to the UN by four congresswomen renews hope that abuse of detained immigrants will finally be addressed.
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As long as there is unjust incarceration in the US and Israel, there will be hunger strikes of resistance.
Donald Trump might be a fan of private prisons, but they are costly and abusive.
The number of immigrants held in detention in the US – many in for-profit prisons – has nearly doubled since 2001.
