A nurse quarantined in New Jersey after arriving home from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is speaking out against the “prison”-like living conditions she’s endured throughout her time in isolation.

“This is an extreme that is really unacceptable, and I feel like my basic human rights have been violated,” Kaci Hickox told CNN on Sunday. “To put me through this emotional and physical stress is completely unacceptable.”

CNN obtained the following images of Hickox’s living quarters at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey:

Quarantined, asymptomatic nurse in NJ sent CNN these photos of her current living quarters. #Ebola pic.twitter.com/ieaZ7DLcKq

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Hickox said she doesn’t have access to a shower or flushable toilet, and isn’t allowed to talk to her lawyer.

“The tent has a window, and doctors talk to me in normal clothes from outside the window,” she said. “So if there’s no risk to them talking to me from outside the window, it doesn’t make any sense that my lawyer wouldn’t be able to do the same.”

Hickox arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, and was questioned over several hours, before being transported to the hospital. Although she said she has tested negative for Ebola twice, Hickox remains in quarantine.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued on Friday a mandatory quarantine for medical workers returning to the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries. In an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Christie said he stood by the 21-day quarantine for those considered “high risk,” who are returning home through airports in New York and New Jersey. He added that the voluntary system of quarantine is unreliable.

The governor said he believes Hickox is “obviously ill,” although she said she has not yet shown symptoms of Ebola.

“Everyone keeps asking how I’m feeling physically, and of course I’m fine physically, but I don’t think most people understand what it’s like to be alone in a tent, and decisions are being made that don’t make sense and show no compassion,” the nurse told CNN.

In response to Hickox’s criticisms, Christie said, “I’m sorry if in any way she was inconvenienced, but the inconvenience that could occur from having folks who are symptomatic and ill out and amongst the public is a much, much greater concern of mine.”

Despite her unwelcome homecoming, Hickox said she doesn’t regret her time spent in Sierra Leone. “Someone asked me earlier would I do this again if I knew what would happen, and my answer is categorically yes,” she said. “I feel incredibly privileged to be able to do this work.”

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