Andy Kim Inspects 1,000-Bed Delaney Hall After 3 Detainee Deaths
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 20
Andy Kim Inspects 1,000-Bed Delaney Hall After 3 Detainee Deaths
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 20
Summary
More than an hour inside Delaney Hall let Senator Andy Kim meet medical staff and seven detainees as he examined complaints about access to care at the Newark migrant detention center.
Three detainee deaths in the past eight months, along with reports of squalid conditions, improper medical care and inadequate food, drove the visit to the 1,000-bed facility.
Seven detainees told Kim it was difficult to get medical treatment, while medical employees defended the operation as professional and responsive, he said.
Kim said he was denied access to the general population and could speak only with detainees whose families had completed paperwork in advance, underscoring limits lawmakers still face at the center.