Prison is no place for a pandemic

by Kathy O'LearyPax Christi New Jersey I have worked within coalitions to abolish immigration detention in New Jersey for the better part of the last 12 years. The New Jersey Jails, that double as ICE detention facilities through contracts signed by Democratically controlled county governments, have long been documented as having unsanitary conditions and dangerously … Continue reading Prison is no place for a pandemic

IMMIGRATION: Report on the abuse of solitary confinement in immigration detention in NJ

from New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant Detainees NEWARK, N.J. - An investigation of the use of solitary confinement in New Jersey’s immigration detention centers finds an unnecessarily harsh and unfair system that violates state and international standards. The report “23 Hours in the Box, Solitary Confinement in New Jersey Immigration Detention” is released by New Jersey … Continue reading IMMIGRATION: Report on the abuse of solitary confinement in immigration detention in NJ