Curtis Yarbrough: Warehousing of Human Beings for Profit
In 1999 (and again in 2005) I was housed in pre-trail with the Feds at the CCA of Arizona. Of course, with all the negative scrutiny, Corrections Corporation of America has since (2016) changed it’s name to CoreCivic…claiming to transform... Read More →
Sergio Cruz: My Experience at Mesa Verde Detention Center December 2018 – July 2019
Sergio Cruz, 8/8/2019 Mesa Verde is a disaster. It’s hard for me to talk about it. Everything was very sudden and we didn’t expect for me to be detained. The police ignored me and didn’t respect my rights. ICE ignored... Read More →
CA Faith Leaders: Sign to End For-Profit Prisons in CA
Governor Newsom, Fulfill Your Promise Dear Faith Leaders, Today AB 32 passed out of Appropriations Committee. AB 32 would end California’s complicity with for-profit correctional institutions and detention facilities. As religious leaders, many of us serve populations ravaged by the... Read More →