Scathing new report from DHS Inspector General says ICE contractors improperly put 14 immigration detainees into solitary, including one in a wheelchair, then ignored required medical assessments, a problem the gov't noted last year after a detainee killed himself. 
Detainees at ICE's Adelanto processing center told the IG they waited "weeks and months to see a doctor." One detainee " reported having multiple teeth fall out while waiting more than 2 years for cavities to be filled."
One dentist said the lack of care shouldn't be a problem if detainees floss regularly. But some can't afford floss. To which "the dentist suggested detainees could use string from their socks to floss if they were dedicated to dental hygiene."
Inspectors also found "nooses" hanging in 15 cells. A detainee said they were sometimes used for suicide attempts, but guards would "laugh at them and call them suicide failures once they are back from medical."
Here's the report: oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/…
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