Hours after a Tribune story detailed abuse claims (links at the end of this post) the Immigration Department released a statement saying it did not know of a planned hunger strike and that "at no time were detainees mistreated or beaten".
But Amnesty International said the claims were similar to reports it has gotten over the years including: "miniscule" amounts of food for inmates, inadequate medical and bathing facilities and limited access to the outside world.
The Immigration Department's statement said inmates are given quality food three times a day and that menu choices consider the different nationalities at the facility.
The statement said that angry detainees sometimes try to tarnish the names of workers at the facility.
Click here to read an interesting take on the DoI's statement by Tribune Editor Paco Nunez.
See other CBN stories about this subject here
Full Story in The Tribune here (Page A01)
The Nassau Guardian
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