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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The Berks County Detention Center, located in Leesport, Pennsylvania, held 23 children in 2019 and is leased by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Opinion | The Berks County Detention Center must be shut down

By India Krug, Staff Columnist • February 24, 2021
The Berks County Detention Center in Leesport has been labeled a “baby jail” and must be shut down.
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