After a lot of thought, I deleted this tweet. My intent in posting it was to emphasize that the allegations reveal the routine cruelty and horrors caused by ICE's utter failure to care for the health of people it locks up in private prisons—but do not reveal systematic eugenics. 
Whistleblowers have been coming forward for years to reveal that people have died of preventable deaths inside ICE detention centers. We know medical services given to people in detention are routinely insufficient. Yesterday's allegations supported that. tyt.com/stories/4vZLCH…
I firmly believe that yesterday's allegations should be taken in context with the detailed reporting and activism around the appalling and horrific conditions in detention centers around the country, not just for women, but for everyone that suffers while locked in a cage.
But because my original tweet couldn't express that all in 240 characters, my point was lost and I gave the false impression to many that I was trying to downplay the allegations or shift blame away from ICE or the problems inherent in the system at large. It was not my intent.
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