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  • The Farmville Detention Center is run by a private prison company under a contract with Prince Edward County which, in turn, has a contract with ICE.
    CoreCivic
    As part of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on undocumented people in this country, more than 750 men are now being held at a detention center in Farmville. It was recently purchased by a private company. Critics are worried the firm will skimp on medical care and food service to ensure a profit.
  • This protester called President Donald Trump a clown — undeserving of a crown.
    Sandy Hausman
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    RadioIQ
    Hundreds of people lined a half-mile stretch of Route 29 through Charlottesville Saturday, accusing Donald Trump of acting like a dictator and reminding him that the United States has been a place with no kings since 1776. Sandy Hausman was on hand for the protest and filed this report.