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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

People detained at Mississippi ICE facility say they were sickened by gas leak and denied medical care

a drone view of a  detention center
Adams county detention center in Mississippi. Photograph: Google Earth

People detained at an overcrowded federal immigration camp in Mississippi were sickened by a mystery gas leak, then denied medical care when they complained of headaches and other symptoms, it has been alleged.

A lengthy power outage at Adams county detention center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility run by the private operator CoreCivic, also left it without air conditioning for two days this week, according to one detainee who contacted the Guardian through his family.

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