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    Poet Jim Moreno
    San Diego, CA
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   Francisco Castaneda is dead from medical neglect of Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in their temporary prison in the Otay Mesa area of South San Diego County.  Mr. Castaneda's family, with the help of the San Diego ACLU, won a lawsuit against CCA for his wrongful death.  

      CCA lost a second lawsuit for triple-celling human beings in two man cells.  The third human being had to sleep on a mat by the toilet.  

      We don't need immigration policy that creates human rights abuses and death.  We need immigration policy that promotes and expands human dignity and freedom; that doesn't build prisons.   

     Say no to Corrections Corporation's Private Prison in San Diego.  Sign this petition and expand human rights in San Diego.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Stop Corrections Corporation of America Private Prison in San Diego

Greetings From Poet Jim Moreno

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) is attempting to build a corporate prison in Otay Mesa. It is a “Border Patrol” civil prison being built on 40 acres near Donovan Prison to lock up undocumented workers that la migra (the border patrol) calls “illegal aliens”.

A local writer called CCA and they denied building a prison. He then contacted the county re building permits and found that CCA has submitted building permits for a prison, changed some items, and is waiting for approval for the changes. There are no signs at the construction site announcing the intent of the contractors. Why the hush hush?

Please remember that private prisons were outlawed in the United States by 1900 because of flagrant human rights abuses including abusive and criminal lodging, health care, food, and slavery work conditions. CCA has had over $100 million in lawsuits against it including wrongful death, failure to provide adequate medical care to prisoners, failure to control violence, substandard conditions which resulted in prisoner protests and revolts, & criminal activity with CCA employees including selling drugs to inmates.

A corporate prison has a mission of staying at 90 % occupancy to cover costs and increase profits. This defeats any goal of rehabilitation (especially when it's United States foreign policy (NAFTA) which marginalizes our hermanos y hermanas and drives them here to survive that needs rehab) We do not want this corporation in San Diego incarcerating starving, thirsty human beings.

Indeed, there have already been lawsuits against CCA in San Diego County, e.g., the litigation for medical negligence to Francisco Castaneda, who had his penis amputated and died several months later when pleas for cancer treatment were ignored by CCA and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.). 

CCA also faced litigation from San Diego ACLU for triple-celling, a practice where two man cells are packed with a third man who then sleeps on a mat by the toilet.  A bad practice for ethics but good for profits from the cruel and unusual punishment people.

Corrections Corporation of America is bad news. Let's stop the building of this private prison and protect immigrant and human rights.

Sincerely,
Jim Moreno

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