• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The article states there are on-site medical practitioners and facilities. I think they’re suggesting there’s no practice in place if a detainee needs advanced medical care.

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        9 months ago

        “Comprehensive medical care is provided from the moment individuals arrive and throughout the entirety of their stay,” the agency said in the statement, as well as in previous statements following detainee deaths. “All people in ICE custody receive medical, dental and mental health intake screening within 12 hours of arriving at each detention facility, a full health assessment within 14 days of entering ICE custody or arrival at a facility, and access to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care. At no time during detention is a detained noncitizen denied emergent care.”

        Again, it’s about them not having access to advanced medical care. If a detainee needs an MRI, CT, colonoscopy, etc. there is no practice in place for relocation to a medical facility.

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          And I’m saying the guys known for spraying detainees with so much pesticide they were bleeding from their orifices aren’t going to tell you they don’t give anyone any actual medical care. They have an army medic that gets 5 minutes to look at them through the bars. And that’s only when they get one assigned to them.