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9. In many jails, including the one where

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 04:59 PM

Jul 12

I was a registered nurse, there is a type of toilet which has on top of the tank area a small sink with a faucet. The water for both comes through the same pipe, but the water is not recycled from the toilet outlet to the faucet.

Whether it is to save money, degrade incarcerated people, or both, I don't know. It isn't really necessarily unsanitary though, and I've never seen incarcerated people soil the faucet/sink.

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These detainees are living in cages....32 individuals per cage...3 tiny toilets [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 12 OP

Shut it down, release those interned there wendyb-NC Jul 12 #1

We're becoming a totalitarian state Dave says Jul 12 #11

WTF! Baitball Blogger Jul 12 #2

Yup senseandsensibility Jul 12 #3

Overton Window shifted right Dave says Jul 12 #12

and said disease will spread beyond the facility MadameButterfly Jul 12 #18

It's insane and it's what they have in a lot of prisons mucifer Jul 12 #26

The camp was built in 8 days. Baitball Blogger Jul 12 #6

According to another accounting of what she said, it was this: AZJonnie Jul 12 #21

I heard it live and tried to transcribe it senseandsensibility Jul 12 #23

Totally all good, I don't know which account to believe now lol AZJonnie Jul 12 #24

In many jails, including the one where markodochartaigh Jul 12 #9

I agree, we should markodochartaigh Jul 12 #22

We are no longer the gold standard for human rights. Baitball Blogger Jul 12 #7

We never have been JustAnotherGen Jul 12 #8

We exited that stage a long time ago Dave says Jul 12 #15

These camps were built for you and I Johnny2X2X Jul 12 #13

You are right Dave says Jul 12 #16

I'm inclined to think that the fresh water wells are shallow. taxi Jul 12 #14

Alex twit...not ready for primetime. spanone Jul 12 #20

Omg Demovictory9 Jul 12 #28