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Texas Private Detention Center Harms Children, Parents Claim

4/28/2026

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Detention at the privately run Dilley center in Texas has caused severe health and developmental problems for children.
Jagdish Singh, Gurwinder Singh, and their children Manpreet (11) and Guri (12) remain detained at the facility.
Children have reported weight loss, vomiting, ear infections, anxiety, self-harm, and developmental regression.
Parents allege the CoreCivic-operated center provides inadequate medical care, lacks vegetarian meals for religious days, and offers only Spanish-language books.

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Story summary

Detention at the privately run Dilley center in Texas has caused severe health and developmental problems for children.
Jagdish Singh, Gurwinder Singh, and their children Manpreet (11) and Guri (12) remain detained at the facility.
Children have reported weight loss, vomiting, ear infections, anxiety, self-harm, and developmental regression.
Parents allege the CoreCivic-operated center provides inadequate medical care, lacks vegetarian meals for religious days, and offers only Spanish-language books.