Freda Savahl·Aug 22“Gators, Guards, and Gray Walls:Time in Alligator Alcatraz”A response icon6A response icon6
Sora Lane·Feb 21Hi, I’m Sora. I am new here.To be honest, I never liked writing growing up. I didn’t care much for speaking either — at least not in my native language. But when my…
inafetse·Jun 3, 2025The Testimony of the DetainedLet me tell you a story — a sad one, I promise. The kind you repost to boost your social conscience, scatter across your feed, feel…
M. Viva·Dec 8, 2024Jail House HumorAlthough my time at the county jail was brief, I am left with memories I will never forget. Some of these memories are quite frankly…
Carl Fausett·Mar 5, 2024The Story of ChuckMy nick-name “Chuck” lasted less than a year, and here’s the reason. I’m gonna say the year was 1964 or 65, when I was 8 or 9. The previous…
Alison Faison·Apr 21, 2020Thinking About Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Detention Centers and Shelters During COVID-19What might education of unaccompanied migrant children in detention centers have looked like before February 2020 and after April 2020?
West Wing Writers·Jul 11, 2019Caps and Gowns Behind Barbed WireHow Marion Konishi, a high schooler living in a detainment camp during WWII, grappled with American injustice in her commencement speech.
Nicole Lee, Esq.·Jun 26, 2019Confronting Cruelty: Responding to the U.S. Made Crisis at the BorderI remember the first time I visited an immigration detention facility. I was a third-year law student who had landed an internship with an…A response icon2A response icon2
DeVaughnEA·Apr 2, 2019Experience in DetentionNot a lot of people really know this about me. I have been to jail, 3 different TIMES! The first time was really not that bad, because I…
