Merkley, Senators Urge Administration to Permanently Shut Down Homestead Child Prison
August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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- Senators' push follows Miami Herald reporting that children will likely be sent back to the unlicensed facility in October
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Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), today pushed the Trump Administration to permanently shut down the Homestead child prison in Flori . . .
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- Senators' push follows Miami Herald reporting that children will likely be sent back to the unlicensed facility in October
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Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), today pushed the Trump Administration to permanently shut down the Homestead child prison in Flori . . .