Human rights groups say immigrant detainees face inhumane conditions in Atlanta’s city jail and are calling on the mayor to shut down the facility.
People being held at the Atlanta City Detention Center are often denied adequate medical and mental health care according to a report released today on conditions there.
Kevin Caron of Georgia Detention Watch says detainees he interviewed say they feared being punished for requesting help with their mental health.
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