Worse Than Quarantine
“It’s happening almost everywhere right now, from Baltimore to Indianapolis to the immigration detention system.”
Eli Hager is a staff writer at the Marshall Project covering juvenile justice, family court, fines and fees and other issues.
“It’s happening almost everywhere right now, from Baltimore to Indianapolis to the immigration detention system.”
Advocates worry that amid a national discussion about the over-policing of black and brown people, it is mostly poor families of color facing extra scrutiny.
“I’m not trying to fight the system,” says a woman dealing with constant seizures. “I just don’t want to die.”