Overcrowded. Under-resourced. Profit-driven. ICE warehouse detention is a human rights crisis.
April 25 we take federal buildings, town halls, and streets.
Join us. #StopICEWarehouses social.demcast.com/s/P7X0ho32
His daughter has been living in fear since. She doesn’t want to go outside and is constantly scanning for cars with tinted windows. Another time they went to get ice cream, she begged her father to take her home. One day as they were driving, they witnessed 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos getting detained by ICE. She asked her dad, “They can take kids too?” When they returned, she closed the curtains in the house and used her family’s shoes to block the front door. That same day, they saw ICE agents four other times, constantly hearing whistles in the background.
As ICE patrolled Minnesota, one man insisted keeping his family home, even though he's a citizen. That was until his 5-year-old daughter really wanted ice cream, saying “I’m brave. I can go.”
When they returned from the ice cream shop, ICE agents were at his house. Their reign of terror must end.
When Willie was incarcerated, he was sexually assaulted repeatedly by a guard. He wants to share his story, to give hope to other people who have endured sexual violence behind bars. justdetention.org/story/willie/
Your periodic reminder that no matter what crime a person may have committed, rape is not part of the penalty.
A new Bureau of Prisons move requiring that transgender inmates be tapered off their hormones could bring serious health consequences, physicians and advocates warn.
https://mrf.lu/d31_
BREAKING: The federal prison system will stop providing gender-affirming medical or social transition care to almost any transgender people, under a new policy released by the Bureau of Prisons Thursday. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/19/t...
This Valentine's Day, we're sending love to survivors in detention 💗
Both in our communities and in detention, people deserve dignity and safety. Join us in calling on Congress to immediately halt funding to ICE and CBP.
bit.ly/noicefunding
Proud to join alongside incredible partners in calling on Congress to immediately halt funding to ICE and CBP. Read the full letter here 👇
www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/sites/defaul...
📣 Your daily reminder: Tell your Senators NO MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR ICE & CBP. Help us keep up the pressure.
It only takes 2 minutes to send messages directly to your Senators:
act.nilc.org/page/93101/a...
🚨URGENT: The House will vote as soon as TOMORROW on increasing funding for ICE & CBP.
More funding with no accountability is essentially an invitation for these agencies to keep violating our rights.
We have to stop this. Tell your reps to vote NO on more funding: act.nilc.org/page/93101/a...
ICE’s violent escalation in Minneapolis is a terrifying reminder of how important it is to fight for those whose rights are under attack – both in our communities and behind bars. We mourn the preventable killing of Renee Nicole Good and demand that Congress stop funding ICE now.
bit.ly/noicefunding
As Idaho reckons with revelations of widespread sexual abuse by women’s prison staff, the Trump administration has cut off support meant to help states combat that kind of abuse. By @wbryen.bsky.social - www.investigatewest.org/idahos-effor...
The House just passed the Kayla Hamilton Act — a bill that would subject undocumented kids as young as 12 to invasive bodily searches and increase and prolong their detention, putting them at heightened risk for sexual abuse. We urge the Senate to reject this bill and protect the safety of children.
The Department of Justice has released data revealing the amount of sexual victimization in prisons and local jails in the U.S.
“When you give an incomplete picture, it just makes it impossible to do that next step to do the work of ensuring that correctional practices are as they should be and advance the safety of incarcerated folks.” JDI's deputy executive director on the problems with the recent BJS data release👇
"It's going to make people less safe. And when facilities are less safe for the most vulnerable and marginalized, they're less safe for everybody."
Listen to JDI Executive Director Linda McFarlane on NPR's All Things Considered 👇
"JDI’s Executive Director Linda McFarlane said in a statement that the changes 'will lead to increased chaos and violence inside prisons and jails, placing staff and incarcerated people in greater danger.'" Read the full article 👇
The DOJ just revealed its plan to roll back sexual abuse protections for incarcerated transgender and intersex people.
Read our statement 👇
justdetention.org/nprm-memo/
A reminder that @justdetention.bsky.social has started their Words of Hope campaign. The holidays can be a terrible time for prisoners, especially survivors of SA.
You can participate here:
justdetention.org/writewordsof...
Today is #TransgenderDayofRemembrance. Incarcerated transgender people are disproportionately impacted by sexual abuse in detention and face challenges accessing the care they need and deserve. Today and every day we stand with trans people behind bars.
Our fall newsletter is out now! This edition features the story of Ryan, a queer person incarcerated in California who launched the Incarcerated LGBTQ Allies group at his prison. Check out his story, as well as advocacy and program updates, and more survivor stories 👇
justdetention.org/publication/
We applaud the courage of the survivors who are speaking out about the horrifying torture and abuse they endured at CECOT. We must fight to end the administration's dangerous ramp up of immigration detention and deportation that puts people at risk for sexual abuse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Thank you!
Just a reminder that dressing as a "prisoner" for Halloween isn't funny! There are nearly 2 million people incarcerated in the United States. Mass incarceration is a human rights crisis. It is not a costume.
Love this! Thank you for writing cards for incarcerated people!
Had written holiday cards, markers, and reading glasses scattered on a green tablecloth.
Sending off my holiday cards for @justdetention.bsky.social Words of Hope campaign. I love doing this every year!!! It’s really such an easy way to help our incarcerated people.
Sexual humiliation of people in custody is a common way to silence dissent. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
In summer 2024, 7 women accused Idaho prison workers of sexual misconduct. The allegations spanned decades, took place at various facilities and involved different perpetrators. One thread connects the claims: none were thoroughly investigated by state police. www.investigatewest.org/case-closed-...
Your periodic reminder that no matter what crime a person may have committed, rape is never part of the penalty.