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Today the DHS Office of Inspector published its first “report” on #COVID19 in ICE prisons. Since we are an org that has been tracking #COVIDBehindBars since March, you can imagine we were interested.
This “report” is a sham.
Let’s break down exactly why.
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This “report” is a sham.
Let’s break down exactly why.
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For starters, only ICE employees -- not people in detention, not private prison staff -- were surveyed.
This is important because 70% of people in ICE custody are detained in prisons operated by corporations like GEO Group & CoreCivic.
#FreeThemAll
This is important because 70% of people in ICE custody are detained in prisons operated by corporations like GEO Group & CoreCivic.
#FreeThemAll
People in ICE custody are best equipped to talk about the conditions in detention because they live it day in, day out. Excluding them from the first #COVID19 OIG report was a deliberate choice.
This system thrives off secrecy.
#FreeThemAll
This system thrives off secrecy.
#FreeThemAll
1/ Thread illustrating that the system does not “listen to the victims”...2 years ago, our family was victimized when my elderly “auntie-mom” who had Alzheimer’s was financially exploited & left for dead by someone who posed as a friend and caregiver. You can read the story here:
2/ In Feb., the victim advocate called to say that the sentencing would take place in May, but that the defense was asking for a continuance to allow the convicted to have knee surgery before he served time. She tried to guide our impact statements to ensure that he was denied.
3/ Much to her surprise, I explained that while we understand the system, we wished for accountability & rehabilitation. I reminded her that his sentence was NOT to a life of physical pain due to lack of healthcare. We had no problems with a continuance. #restorativejustice
