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Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues

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Death inside Folkston facility comes as officials allegedly threaten hunger strikers there with force-feeding An immigrant detained at a sprawling detention center complex in Georgia died on Friday, local and federal officials confirmed, after the facility has already faced national scrutiny for its response to an ongoing hunger strike inside. The death inside the D Ray James facility in Folkston, Georgia, comes as federal immigration officials and private contractors are allegedly threatening hunger strikers there with force-feeding, a detained hunger…

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