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Alert: Texas detainees on hunger strike
By
Dianne Mathiowetz
Published Apr 29, 2009 2:52 PM
An estimated 200 immigrant detainees at the Port Isabel Detention Center
in Los Fresnos, Texas, are staging a hunger strike to protest physical and
verbal abuse by guards, a lack of medical care and legal assistance, unsanitary
living conditions and other violations of due process.
The action began on April 22. The facility, operated by Ahtna Technical
Services Inc., holds about 1,200 male and female detainees. Some have been
there for six or more months with no information about the status of their
cases. In 2008, the Texas Civil Rights Review reported that four female
detainees suffered miscarriages due to lack of adequate medical care there. The
facility has been cited for a rat infestation.
On April 29, the Southwest Workers Union and other community groups will hold a
fast and rally in front of the center. Calling on the authorities to stop these
abuses, they demand the right to visit the detainees to determine their
well-being.
Letters can be sent to: Field Office Director Michael J. Pitts, Port Isabel
Detention Center, 27991 Buena Vista Blvd., Los Fresnos, TX 78566. For more
information, call 956-207-9459.
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