The new ICE prison is expected to hold 7,500-10,000 detainees. In ordinary prisons, every inmate has a personal toilet and washbasin with water. Will these same basics be provided to the ICE prisoners? They aren’t in other ICE prisons.
If this new local ICE prison fails to provide this minimum level of decency, will that not be “cruel and unusual punishment” (see the Bill of Rights)?
And will Donald Trump and his xenophobic advisor, Stephen Miller, at least compensate us Salt Lake residents for such unplanned water use? What will they do about its impact on the Great Salt Lake?
Tom Huckin, Salt Lake City
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