General Discussion

The horrific conditions at Delaney Hall and at other concentration camps are only possible because the "inmates" are denied access to the legal system. There's been a lot of focus on those conditions, but not enough on the CAUSE -- the denial of access to the legal system.

It should not take extraordinary efforts to secure legal representation and secure the right to be heard in court. But the criminal barriers to access to the legal system that have been erected as a matter of policy are nearly insurmountable.

The focus has rightly been on the horrific conditions, but the REAL problem is denial of access to the legal system. Because of that denial, the private prison personnel, companies, ICE, and CBP believe they can do ANYTHING, absolutely ANYTHING to the people in their "care."