Yesterday, Gov. Inslee signed HB 1090 into law, banning private prisons from Washington State. That means that the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) is closing its doors, thanks in large part to the tireless efforts of activists and groups like La Resistencia! We need to sieze this moment to make sure that as the NWDC shuts down, the WA residents being detained there are released to their homes instead of being transferred to another facility.
NWDC is an immigrant detention center, which means that the people currently detained there are not being detained for crimes – only for their lack of American citizenship. Keeping them in cages is wrong – so thank Gov. Inslee for shutting down NWDC, and tell him to stop the transfers and free WA residents!
ACTION: Thank Inslee for Shutting Down NWDC, Demand WA Residents Go Free
Gov. Jay Inslee – 360-902-4111, or send an email at https://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/contact/send-gov-inslee-e-message, or tweet @GovInslee
Suggested Script: “Hi, my name is [name] and I’m calling from [place]. I’d like to thank Gov. Inslee for signing HB 1090 into law and banning private prisons. I also want to demand that as the Northwest Detention Center closes down, the WA residents being detained there be freed rather than transferred to another facility. Please stop the transfers and free the detainees! Thank you.”
Background:
https://www.knkx.org/post/inslee-signs-bill-banning-private-prisons-including-tacoma-ice-facility
https://www.facebook.com/LaResistenciaNW/posts/4014529581941225
