When Lumpkin, Georgia, is in the headlines, more often than not, it’s because of Stewart Detention Center. The facility is one of the country’s most populated Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Centers, with one of the highest numbers of immigrant deaths.
But for playwright Lee Osorio, who’s from Lumpkin, there’s more to the town’s story.
“Our whole system is taking away from everyone involved in this horrible, horrible place, the prison,” he said.
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