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August 14, 2018

State of Virginia Confirms Immigrant Teenagers Were Strapped to Chairs With Bags Over Their Heads
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In immigration news, a review by the state of Virginia has confirmed
immigrant teenagers were strapped to chairs and had mesh bags placed
over their heads while being held at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile
Center. But the state concluded this harsh treatment did not meet the
state's legal threshold of abuse or neglect. The state review came after
the Associated Press revealed in June that children as young as 14 said
they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in
solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells.


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