Charles N. Oakes letter: Have you seen the invisible men and women in Kandiyohi County Jail?

Charles N. Oakes letter: Have you seen the invisible men and women in Kandiyohi County Jail?

These 100-plus ICE detainees living invisible lives in our Kandiyohi County Jail at 2201 23rd St NE, Willmar. Mostly, they have no criminal record. They are being held before deportation hearings. For now, they languish in the general population. They are not segregated. They live among our U.S. criminals at the county jail. Meanwhile, the federal government pays Kandiyohi County about $1 million (or about $10 per human being) per year to keep …