Since taking office, President Donald Trump has put up some truly big numbers, increasing the number of immigrant detainees from 39,000 to 60,000. But with great power comes great responsibility, which is why the administration is now also increasing health care staffing at detention facilities.

What level of additional staffing might one expect when a detainee population has jumped by 50% in a matter of months? Well, according to the Department of Homeland Security, they need a whopping 40 new health care professionals, total. That includes doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, pharmacists and administrators, so … eight of each?

That seems like a downright paltry amount, one that won’t fix the fact that almost as many detainees have died in custody since Trump took office in January as those

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