BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — More than a dozen community members spoke out during the Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, demanding that the county health department utilize its authority to inspect ICE detention centers.

"It is time, events are upon you, you have egregious violations of human rights that you must deal with in your own county," one resident said.

"This is not about what political party we associate with; this is about humanity, it's about human dignity," another resident said.

Several speakers read statements from ICE detainees held in Kern County's 3 separate facilities — detailing claims of corporal punishment, poor living conditions, limited time outside their cells, and a lack of medical care.

"Corecivics Cal City facility is essentially functioning a

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