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Houstonians impacted by mass incarceration call on Harris County not to fund additional assistant district attorneys
WHAT: Testimony at Harris County Commissioners Court
WHO: Texas Advocates for Justice, formerly incarcerated Harris County residents, and allies
WHEN: Tuesday, February 12th, 9:30am Read more about Houstonians impacted by mass incarceration call on Harris County not to fund additional assistant district attorneys
Liberation Not Incarceration: Hundreds from across Texas unite for a day of empowerment and advocacy at Texas Capitol
WHAT: #kNOwMORE2019 Advocacy Day
WHO: Formerly incarcerated people across Texas
WHEN: February 4, series of events taking place from 9:30 to 3:00PM; Art Installation from 9:30–3:00PM; Spoken word performance from 12:00–12:30PM (Capitol rotunda); Rally in collaboration with Texas Inmate Families Association from 1:00–2:00PM
WHERE: Texas State Capitol, South Steps
Williamson County pulled out of contract with T. Don Hutto detention center, so why are the doors still open?
WHAT: Rally and public testimony
WHO: Community members and formerly detained women
WHEN: Thursday, February 14th; 5:30pm
WHERE: Taylor City Council, 400 Porter Street Taylor, TX 76574
AUSTIN — Community members are demanding answers after a notorious detention center in Williamson County appears to be staying open following the end of its contract with the county. Read more about Williamson County pulled out of contract with T. Don Hutto detention center, so why are the doors still open?
Immigrant advocates from across Texas joined caravan to Laredo Saturday to demand freedom for detained mom, Griselda
AUSTIN — Saturday more than 80 community members from Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, and the Rio Grande Valley caravanned to the Laredo Processing Center for a rally to call for the freedom of detained mom, Melvin Griselda Cruz-Lopez. They called on ICE to release her immediately and protested endemic abuse at the for-profit immigration prison operated by CoreCivic, where immigrants are sent in retaliation for speaking up for their rights. Read more about Immigrant advocates from across Texas joined caravan to Laredo Saturday to demand freedom for detained mom, Griselda
Formerly detained women, immigrant advocates join caravan to Laredo to demand freedom for detained mom, Griselda
WHAT: Rally & Caravan
WHO: Grassroots Leadership, Laredo Immigrant Alliance, Austin Democratic Socialists of America Immigrant Rights Committee
WHEN: Saturday, January 12 at 1:30pm
WHERE: CoreCivic Laredo Processing Center Read more about Formerly detained women, immigrant advocates join caravan to Laredo to demand freedom for detained mom, Griselda
