WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC ANSON COUNTY, NC (WBTV) – Five former prisoners of Lanesboro Correctional in Anson County say guards at the prison helped gang-affiliated inmates get weapons and wage attacks. They are now suing the facility. Additional Links Inmates: Officers at Lanesboro helped gang members wage attacks The […]
Brutality of the Immigration Detention System
Oscar Quintero, Currently Detained Inside Etowah County Detention Center, Speaks Up on the Brutality of the Immigration Detention System Immigrant Rights Groups Block Entrance to Etowah County Detention Center Oscar Quintero, currently detained at one of the worst immigrant detention centers in the country, Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama joins the thousands of […]
Truth: 'No One Is Disposable'
Recently, Reina Gossett and Dean Spade of Sylvia Rivera Law Project came together to co-facilitate a lively and brilliant online conversation about how a prison abolition framework informs queer and trans justice movements. This conversation arrives at a critical time where bodies that don’t fit into an established social norm are being shoved behind bars […]
On Human Rights Day, #ReformStorm seeks Immigration Reform
Today is International Human Rights Day, celebrated annually on December 10 to remind the world of the importance of basic human rights. This year, a group of immigrant rights allies are working on a twitter storm (concentrated tweets going into Boehner and Cantor’s offices) focused on Internationall Human Rights Day today between 1pm ET – […]
SCSJ bids farewell to Rebecca Fontaine
Today is our last day with long-time community organizer, immigrants’ rights advocate, and social justice pioneer Rebecca Fontaine. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors! Below is Rebecca’s farewell letter and photos from our time together. Dear compas in struggle, friends, and colleagues, I am writing to let you know that I […]