LA blocks private detention centers, including facilities for immigrant youth
by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times
Feb 04, 2020
2 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles is blocking privately run detention centers from opening in the city, including facilities for immigrant youth in government custody, under a stopgap measure approved Tuesday by the City Council.
"Making any money off of the misery and the pain of children is morally wrong on so many levels - and we cannot allow this in our city," Council President Nury Martinez said at
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