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- The Gadsden Times: “Marchers protest ICE detention of AAWC board member, son,” August 23, 2019
- AL.com: “Protesters call for release of detained Alabama immigrant rights group board member,” August 23, 2019
- Liberation News: “Shut down Etowah! Alabama Fathers Day rally for detained immigrants,” June 17, 2019
- The Gadsden Times: “Shut Down Etowah plans Father’s Day protest,” June 11, 2019
- The Brown Daily Herald: “U-FLi event spotlights detention infrastructure in the U.S.,” April 11, 2019
- Law360: “DHS Must Turn In Full Memo On ICE Detention Center Abuse,” March 27, 2019
- WBRC Fox 6 News “Etowah Co. Sheriff’s spokesman denies detained immigrant hunger strike” January 24, 2019
- news.com.au (Australia) “US sheriff swipes millions meant to feed prison inmates” January 3, 2019
- Huffington Post “Alabama Sheriff Pocketed $1.5 Million In ICE Funds For Immigrant Food: Report” December 31, 2018
- New York Post “Alabama sheriff pocketed $1.5M from illegal immigrant fund: report” December 31, 2018
- Think Progress: “Alabama sheriff pocketed millions of dollars allocated for food for inmates” December 31, 2018
- Newsweek: “Alabama Sheriff Used Funds for Inmates, Including Undocumented Immigrants, to Reportedly Earn $1.5 Million” December 31, 2018
- The Hill: “Alabama sheriff has personally kept over $1.5M through contract to house undocumented immigrants: report” December 31, 2018
- AL.com: “Here’s how federal inmates made an Alabama sheriff $1.5 million” December 30, 2018
- The Guardian: “Etowah: The Ice detention center with the goal to ‘make your life miserable’” December 2, 2018
- AL.com: “National, local advocates urge feds to investigate Alabama sheriffs over jail food money,” October 17, 2018
- Washington Post: “An Alabama sheriff kept $750,000 meant to buy food for inmates. Voters just replaced him.” June 6, 2018
- AL.com: “Inside Etowah County jail: ‘Nightmare’ conditions may have helped sheriff buy beach house,” March 22, 2018
- Fox News: “Sheriff who pocketed $750G from inmate food fund bought beach house for $740G,” March 14, 2018
- AL.com: “Etowah sheriff pockets $750k in jail food funds, buys $740k beach house” March 13, 2018
- AL.com: “Alabama sheriffs pocket tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars allocated to feed inmates,” February 18, 2018
- AL.com: “Group names Alabama county jail 6th worst for immigrant sexual abuse claims,” April 11, 2017
- AL.com: “No natural light, no healthy food, detained immigrants in Alabama face harsh conditions,” November 22, 2016
- AL.com: “Activists stage ‘Day of the Dead’ protest outside Etowah County Jail,” November 4, 2016
- Gadsden Times: “Activists want immigrant detention centers shut down,” November 3, 2016
- Workers’ World: “Prisoners’ strike sparks solidarity actions,” September 15, 2016
- Gadsden Times: “Immigrants’ rights activists to seek documents,” September 8, 2016
- AL.com: “Immigrant rights advocates want DHS document on Etowah center released,” September 8, 2016
- Marketplace: “Immigrants in Alabama wait years for deportation,” August 31, 2016
- Weld for Birmingham: “Marooned in the System,” April 6, 2016
- AL.com: “Weekend immigration detainee protest at Etowah jail draws activists,” April 4, 2016
- Weld for Birmingham: “Freed too late,” March 31, 2016
- AL.com: “‘One who could have been you’: Group protests former detainee’s death,” February 28, 2016
- Weld for Birmingham: “Alabama Prisoners Join Hunger Strike” December 3, 2015
- LA Times: “Dozens of asylum-seeking immigrants stop eating to protest detention” December 2, 2015
- Workers World: “Detained immigrants defy with hunger strikes,” December 2, 2015
- AL.com: “Immigration detainee demonstration planned outside of Etowah County Jail today” November 30, 2015
- ABC 33/40 News: “Protesters Support Detainee Hunger Strike” November 30, 2015
- VICE News: “More than 100 US Immigrant Detainees Are On Hunger Strike This Thanksgiving” November 26, 2015
- AL.com: “Etowah Visitation Project to resume detainee visits at county jail,” September 30, 2015
- Alabama Public Radio: “An Awful Lot Like Prison: Immigrant Detainees in Etowah County,” September 3, 2015
- Think Progress: “Immigrants Face ‘Mental Torture’ At Detention Center That Was Supposed To Be Shut Down,” July 17, 2015
- Los Angeles Times: “Advocates claim detainees were abused at Alabama immigrant detention center,” July 14, 2015
- Workers World: “Black and Brown unity in Alabama,” June 24, 2015
- AL.com: “Chant Down the Walls brings music, mission to Etowah County Jail,” June 20, 2015
- America’s Voice: “Alabama Immigrant Rights Protest Blocks Deportations at Etowah Detention Center,” March 24, 2014
- Fox 6 News: “7 protestors arrested for blocking entrance to Etowah Co. Detention Center,” March 24, 2014
- Gadsden Times: “Immigrants’ rights group slams detention center,” November 15, 2012
- Equal Justice Initiative: “Immigrant Detainees in Etowah County, Alabama, Protest Rotten Food and Inhumane Conditions,” September 4, 2012
- NBC News Investigations: “Immigrant detainees land in limbo in Alabama jail,” August 21, 2012
Press Releases
- Immigrant detainees at Etowah County Jail launch hunger strike to protest horrific food conditions, January 24, 2018
- Groups Call for Investigation Into Potential Violations of Federal Law by Alabama Sheriffs with Federal Detention Contracts who Convert Jail Food Funds to Personal Use , October 17, 2018
- Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Sue Homeland Security for Failing to Disclose Memo Recommending Closure of Notorious Alabama Detention Facility, December 6, 2017
- Immigrant rights groups hold vigil at Etowah Detention Center for Teka Gulema and other immigrants who have died in detention and demand ICE stop the deaths, October 27, 2017
- Activists Gather to Celebrate the Day of the Dead Outside Immigrant Detention Center, November 3, 2016
- Community Members Urge the Department of Homeland Security to Release a Crucial Document on Systemic Civil Rights Violations at the Etowah County Immigrant Detention Center, September 8, 2016
- Activists From Around The Country Descend on Etowah’s Detention Center Demanding Closure, April 1, 2016
- Community Members Plan Memorial Service for Deceased Immigrant Detainee, February 28, 2016
- Vigil and Fast as #Freedomgiving Hunger Strike at Etowah Detention Center Enters Fifth Day, Advocates Protest Retaliation and Alleged Medical Abuse Against Immigrants Inside, November 30, 2015
- SPLC: Reopen immigrant visitation program at Alabama detention center, August 25, 2015
- Prominent Anti-Detention Groups Join Local Charitable, Religious, and Community Organizations in Calling for Closure and Investigation of Etowah Immigration Jail, July 24, 2015
- Watchdog & Former Immigrant Detainee File Massive Civil Rights Complaint, Alleging Physical Abuse by Federal Agents and Inhumane Conditions at the Etowah County Detention Center, July 14, 2015
- Local and National Musicians, Advocates Gather Outside Etowah Jail to Serenade Detainees, June 17, 2015