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New Bill Pushes for Better Jail Conditions as ICE Seeks to Increase Deportations

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For decades, the federal government has relied on local jails, including some here in California, to hold people facing deportation. Now, as immigration officials seek to deport more immigrants, they're looking for more places to lock up those immigrants. KQED's Julie Small and Lisa Pickoff-White have been investigating what that could mean for California. Today, Julie looks at a push to ensure humane conditions for detainees here.

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