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Looking for info on the ICE contract at the Hudson County jail? Here’s one place to start: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1J0oHVtOZxMNB0x3JVRDXB4aCssHaciY8t5paIKQcM4o/mobilebasic
Look, 2020 has been a long year. The holidays are upon us. But I just want to remind everyone that the jail in question has been a major problem for a long time. Forget the ICE contract for a sec. Let's start with the suspicious prisoner deaths: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/07/14/how-inmates-death-led-changes-hudson-county-nj-jail/773708002/
This story completely ripped me apart when it first happened. A woman, my age, with obvious mental health problems, apparently killed herself in what had to be the most excruciating way possible, while supposedly under watch https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/01/inmates_death_ruled_a_suicide_after_nail_clipper_o.html
There were a slew of prisoner deaths, many of which could have been prevented, around 2017-2019. Here's another, but there were many: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2018/may/18/hudson-county-settles-407500-over-wrongful-death-new-jersey-inmate/
Those are just two random people who died there. Then, enter the ICE contract. Then you start getting stories like this: https://nylpi.org/family-of-man-who-bled-to-death-in-immigration-custody-sues-hudson-county-over-medical-care/
Ok, that's fucked up, and obviously there's problems at this jail. Then, enter COVID. Now you have even employees of the jail not making it out alive: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/jersey-city/sections/hudson-county-news/articles/fourth-hudson-county-jail-worker-dies
This is horrendous. Something very, very wrong is going on at this jail, and it's not being addressed. I've barely scratched the surface and that's seven people who have died at this jail (there's more!).
None of this is normal. Even for a country that routinely locks people up for long periods of time for minor infractions -- come on, this is NOT normal. And now the HC Freeholders are getting ready to rubber stamp their support of this jail, again.
To my mind? We have to rip this whole jail apart. Whatever is going on there is not ok and has to be stopped. But for a start, we can end the ICE contract.
Ok so now on to "what can I do?" Next tweet...
Ok so now on to "what can I do?" Next tweet...
Here's the deal: the vote where they decide whether or not to extend the ICE contract is purposely scheduled at the worst possible time, tomorrow (Tuesday, 11/24) at 1pm. Here is the zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91553925879
They don't want you to show up.
They want to do this in the dark.
They REALLY don't want you to use the "raise hand" feature right at the beginning to comment on Agenda Item number 26.
They want to do this in the dark.
They REALLY don't want you to use the "raise hand" feature right at the beginning to comment on Agenda Item number 26.
In particular? We really need people in Freeholder Cifelli, Walker, and Romano's district to speak up and apply pressure.
Walker... like Jerry Walker. Like: DOWNTOWN JC, COME ON BABY. My freeholder (O'Dea) has been good on this. HELLO COME ON WALKER!!!
Walker... like Jerry Walker. Like: DOWNTOWN JC, COME ON BABY. My freeholder (O'Dea) has been good on this. HELLO COME ON WALKER!!!
Can't make it? want to email instead??? Because my biggest reach is in JC, here we go:
[email protected]
(all the other emails are on the link in the first tweet)
Come on Ward E!! You tell the rest of JC how lefty and crunchy you are... come through!
[email protected]
(all the other emails are on the link in the first tweet)
Come on Ward E!! You tell the rest of JC how lefty and crunchy you are... come through!
Ok, I'm gonna end this here because it's too long. Follow @mattkatz00 for more info on the meeting; hope to see you there; I'm gonna post some graphics in Fleets.
The HC jail is fucked up. We can't keep feeding this beast.
The HC jail is fucked up. We can't keep feeding this beast.
