myvoicemychoiceorg Doña Margarita from New Jersey, spent two months detained at the Elizabeth Detention Center after what was described as a violent arrest. When Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-NJ) visited her, she said Margarita was receiving only about a quarter of her diabetes medication. Her doctor and pharmacy had not been contacted, while her family’s concerns were ignored. Her case gained national attention after Mejia and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries raised concerns about her treatment. Mejia called conditions like these a “slow death sentence.” Detention should never mean being denied the healthcare you need to survive. View all 67 comments