The men were ordered to spend 32 days in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. One man — Garsumo Dorley, 34 — was sentenced to an additional 22 days after asking to see his psychiatrist, leaving him in segregation for a total of 54 days.
Source: ‘Akin to Torture’: For-profit immigrant prison singles out Black men, Southern Poverty Law Center, by Liz Vinson, July 29, 2022
Your help is needed to advocate for refugees like Shekib and his family.
The Trump administration suspended the US refugee program and funding for refugee resettlement. This has stranded tens of thousands of refugees already vetted to enter the US and hundreds of thousands more who were in process.
Here are some options for your advocacy:
– Church World Services action-alert to oppose Trump’s indefinite refugee ban
– United in Welcome – Tell Your Elected Officials: We Value Welcoming
– Refugee Council – Quick Reference Guide and Top Four Ways to Take Action
Community Supported FIlm is very excited to share with you, Shots and Scenes, the first sample module from our online documentary training – Look Listen Local. Shots and Scenes is an educational tour-de-force about the power of visual storytelling.
Michael Sheridan, in addition to his work as Director of CSFilm, teaches filmmaking independently...
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