Claim: Police in California said that what appeared to be human sized cages would be destroyed by October 2020 but in July 2021 they were still there.
Fact-check: 'Human cages' in California were used by prison service - Full Fact
Verdict: in response to concerns following videos of the cages being shared in 2020, local police found the cages were used by the california department of corrections & rehabilitation but had been decommissioned and sold to a local metal recycling business and would be recycled or repurposed. we have found no evidence that the police said they would be destroyed by october 2020.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2023-03-17T00:00:00