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"Sincerely, Human"

In "Sincerely Human," artist Anthony paints a vivid picture of life at Northwest Detention Center.

October 17, 2019
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BORDERLINES: Women on the Front Lines of Immigration: Maria Woltjen's Fight to Protect the Rights of Children in Detention

In addition to the trauma of detention, unaccompanied immigrant children face a dearth of legal resources - a problem Maria Woltjen of The Young Center was determined to solve.

October 15, 2019
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"The inmates are being treated worse than abandoned animals on the streets."

Physically attacked by a guard, a man detained at Yuba County Jail writes, "I am currently being delayed to receive an x-ray on my rib. I cannot sleep at nights since the incident."

October 11, 2019
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Youth-led Butterfly Project Brings Attention to Plight of Detained Children

“We want to make sure the kids in detention know that we haven’t forgotten about them.” - Kaia, 10 years old, who helped launch The Butterfly Project. Kids in workshops around the Bay area have fashioned about 20,000 butterflies to date.

October 11, 2019
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An Immigrant's Story: Escaping El Salvador - and Building a Life in the US

After fleeing El Salvador as a child, Carlos was able to go to school, start a family and pursue the American Dream. Then one day, everything changed.

October 09, 2019
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"I am scared to go back, and I don’t know what I can prepare myself for."

Having exhausted all her options, her appeals denied, a young Angolan woman detained for over 2 years faces the terror of deportation.

October 07, 2019
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POETRY: The Stillness of Shadows

Artist/poet Akiceri Carrillo's words express the fear and sorrow surrounding a loved one's deportation.

October 03, 2019
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After living in the US since the age of 8, three years of detention and a fractured nose, artist Erickson Martinez says thank you - and goodbye

"...corporate incarceration in America ...profits off the pain and suffering of others. Slavery has never ended. It has reformed itself."

October 01, 2019
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SPOTLIGHT: Roberta and Dick Dunning want you to know: ICE detention is closer than you think.

Roberta and Dick Dunning's visits to a Baltimore detention facility has touched them - and those they visit - deeply.

September 28, 2019
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