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A former employee at the notorious Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center is speaking out against the facility, describing horrid conditions and “inhumane” treatment of detainees.

From Salon

"It's a real strong, horrid smell that you can't escape," said Sarah Lewis.

From BBC

The timid and cowardly do have a point, though: Americans, by and large, remain horrid on the issue of treating immigrants with dignity.

From Salon

Another woman said she had hoped to go to university but her life chances had been taken away "by these people who did these horrid things to me".

From BBC

"It's actually a very good and moving script. And I say that as someone who's horrid about scripts. This was brilliant."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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