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Israel Moves Gaza Hospital Director Hussam Abu Safiya to Solitary Confinement
Abu Safiya was “one of the most prominent voices of Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector,” according to Amnesty.
Hunger Strikers in Adelanto ICE Jail Moved to Solitary After Meeting Congressmen
People are “risking their own well-being just to have their voices heard,” said one advocate.
Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths
Over 200,000 incarcerated people face deadly summer heat in California and Texas.
Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall
Press freedom groups and hunger strikers detail abuses and retaliation by ICE agents, police, and GEO Group staff.
Senate Bill to Fund ICE and CBP Contains Zero Reforms to ICE
This rewards agencies “that have terrorized communities across the country,” said Amnesty International.
Mullin Says DHS Would Obey Courts If They Were Not “Politicized”
At Tuesday’s Senate hearing, Democratic senators questioned Mullin about the DHS budget and ICE’s continued abuses.
Bleeding Behind Bars Is Extra Grim When Prisons Fail to Offer Menstrual Products
Twenty-two states have laws requiring prisons to provide free menstrual products, but not all of them do.
New Jersey Governor Acquiesces to DHS, Deploys Police Outside Delaney Hall
“There has been collaboration in the tactics [ICE and the police] used to attack the protesters,” said an activist.
ICE and Prison Guards Retaliate Against Detainees and Protesters at Delaney Hall
ICE and prison guards have escalated their attacks on detainees and activists at Delaney immigrant jail in New Jersey.
Federal Judge Upholds Infamously Brutal Farm Labor at Angola Prison
The judge's ruling rejected a request to end the prison's use of grueling farm labor as a disciplinary measure.
DHS Secretary Claims Plans Underway to Stop Intl Flights from Sanctuary Cities
DHS Secretary Mullin threatened to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities in response to protests.
Protests Erupt at New Jersey Immigrant Jail in Support of Striking Detainees
Some 300 detainees launched a hunger and labor strike on Friday in protest of the conditions at the ICE jail.
Is There a Future Without Incarceration? Abolitionist Art Shows Us One.
Prison abolitionist art creates a future to briefly live in, and from that place, turn and look at our present.