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J. Malcolm Garcia

Malcolm Garcia is a freelance writer. His book, Without a Country: The Untold Story of America's Deported Veterans, will be published in September 2017.

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A prison by any other name

by J. Malcolm Garcia November 13, 2017September 27, 2023

Although not technically considered prisoners, the women held at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center are by no means free. An inside look at the treatment of migrant women in Texas' detention facilities.

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