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Residents and advocates press Essex commissioners to act on Delaney Hall visitor conditions
Summary
Multiple community members urged the board to press the GEO Group and federal authorities about conditions at Delaney Hall, an immigration detention site near Newark, and asked the county to demand humane visitor accommodations, reliable communications and better oversight.
During the general public-comment portion of Wednesday's meeting, a coalition of volunteers and advocacy groups including Eyes on Ice provided testimony alleging inadequate visitor accommodations and other problems at Delaney Hall, an immigration detention site operated under a federal contract.
Cynthia Galeota, a longtime county resident and volunteer, asked commissioners to put the private operator on notice and to press federal authorities for improved conditions, saying…
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