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Residents press commissioners to end ICE detention contract and raise concerns about detainee treatment
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged Butler County to end its contract to house ICE detainees, cited alleged jail conditions and described individual detention cases including a named detainee; speakers said county facilities should not be used to detain noncriminal immigrants.
At the March 31 Butler County Board of Commissioners meeting, several residents urged the board to end the county’s agreement to house detainees under federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and raised concerns about conditions and the human impact of detention.
Sharon Meyer (S17) told commissioners, “Release the county residents for the co responsibility of detaining ICE prisoners in our jail,” and…
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