Ocilla human rights protest
File Photo: Rachel & Ron Elizondo
By Rachel & Ron Elizondo
Special to The Albany Herald
Protesters — and counter-protesters — from throughout the country came to Ocilla on Saturday after reports surfaced of alleged inhumane treatment of detainees held at the detention center in the small southwest Georgia community.
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