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Call to Action- Friday, November 20, 10 AM
Protest Inhumane Treatment of Immigrants
Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, Georgia
We would like to invite you to join us in solidarity as we gather outside the Stewart Detention Center, a for-profit immigrant detention center housing over 1,750 incarcerated men primarily from Latin America. The Stewart Detention Center and its parent corporation, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), have been the subject of scrutiny for many years as a growing number of voices allege violations of human rights and detention standards at their for-profit prisons across the nation.
Located in rural Lumpkin, Georgia, this detention center has become a focal point for human rights organizations, including Georgia Detention Watch, the ACLU of Georgia, Amnesty International, and now, School of the Americas Watch (SOA Watch). The upcoming vigil will be held Friday, November 20th at 10 AM outside the detention center in Lumpkin, Georgia. This event coincides with the annual vigil to close the School of the Americas, November 21st and 22nd, 40 miles away in Columbus, Georgia.
Anyone traveling from Columbus can meet at the Convention Center at 8:15 AM to find a ride or join the caravan led by a member of Georgia Detention Watch.
For more information, please contact Jake Dacks at Jake@soaw.org or (202) 234-3440.
Check out this video for some background information on the Stewart Detention Center
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