When private property takes precedence over the welfare and mental health OF A CHILD. Especially when this private contractor is making a profit from incarcerating immigrants, and in this particular facility: WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
I myself volunteered in Karnes not too long ago. Karnes is a former federal prison, and the set up is still the same. It was designed to dehumanize those within its walls. It's a very scary place. And there are refugee women and children detained there. Why would you take away the little recreation that's left from them?
Please sign and share this petition to end this nonsensical ban. You may think petitions don't go a long way but they actually do. With signatures like yours from all over the country, advocates on the ground are empowered to confront ICE and the GEO group.
#EndFamilyDetention #FuckICE #FuckGEOgroup #AndCCAtoo
#EndFamilyDetention #FuckICE #FuckGEOgroup #AndCCAtoo
"San Antonio, TX -- On Thursday, November 10th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Antonio notified the Karnes Pro Bono Project that crayons were no longer allowed for children in the visitation area of the Karnes Family Detention Center. ICE claims that this rule is a response to children coloring which has “caused damage to the contractor.” That contractor, of course, is the GEO Group, a private prison company that has earned over $
57 million in profits from the Karnes Family Detention Center."
57 million in profits from the Karnes Family Detention Center."
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