Poetry from Inside...
A man detained at Stewart Detention Center sends us a poem about trying to find peace.
A man detained at Stewart Detention Center sends us a poem about trying to find peace.
"Right now I'm going through a lot of pain and could barely sleep ..."
"We had the symptoms of COVID-19 ... cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever or chills, muscle or body aches, loss of smell or taste."
"It’s been eight months since I’ve been ordered deported and I, like many others, suffer the anguish of not being free."
A letter from Javier describes the willful negligence of officials at Yuba in dealing with the Covid outbreak.
Take time today to remember all the immigrants around the county who, like Dr. King, have been thrown in solitary confinement.
A poem from a detained woman speaks poignantly of her faith and hope.
A man detained at Stewart Detention Center writes to us about his despair at the prospect of being deported - and at the system that has imprisoned him.
"We only want for God not to forget us and to give us another opportunity to be with our children."