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dutch777

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1. They can buy the warehouses but to make them suitable for detention use has building code challenges
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 07:56 AM
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Whether it is a hospital, prison or detention center, anywhere people are housed who due to their physical condition or some level of restraint cannot self save in case of a fire or other emergency, the facility has to have added safety measures like special smoke ventilation, enhanced fire sprinklers and on and on. In addition, most warehouses do not have the kind of water and sewer service to take large human occupancy loads. Bringing warehouses to code will take money and time. Assuming we Dems take Congress over Jan 2027 we can choke off the money. And if our local jurisdictions and governor here in PA are typical, we can delay delay delay with public meetings and permitting requirements not to mention the time it takes to do the needed upgrades. I suspect many of these warehouses will never see a detainee.

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