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Documentary provides inside look at COVID-19 conditions in immigrant detention

PBS News Hour - World

English - January 08, 2022 20:25 - 3.44 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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A new documentary called "The Facility,'' uses footage from a pay-per-minute video call app inside the now-shuttered Irwin County Detention Center to chronicle the experiences of migrants in the early months of the pandemic. At the time, the positivity rate in federal detention centers was 50%. The film has been shortlisted for an academy award. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders