NEW ORLEANS — Nineteen ICE detainees at Angola State Prison have entered the fourth day of a hunger strike to protest conditions at the newly reopened facility known as “Louisiana Lockup,”

According to a press release obtained by the newspaper, advocacy groups Southeast Dignity Not Detention Coalition (SEDND) and the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG) say they’ve heard that detainees aren’t getting basic items like toothbrushes, toilet paper, or shampoo. They also say detainees with chronic physical or mental health conditions are not receiving their medications.

ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan said the facility would have a law library and spaces for detainees to meet with their lawyers, but NIPNLG says those facilities aren’t actually there, according to The Advocate.

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