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Filed under: Happening Now!
“Justice For Cee Jay”. Support This Movement & Help Enact Policy Changes To Pima County Jail
In 2021, 11 Individuals, Including Young Cee-Jay (Cruz Patino), Sadly Lost Their Life In Pima County Jail. HELP! “Shine A Light” On Pima County Jail & Their Unjust, Negligent, & Unsafe Policies, Procedures, & Staff Conduct. Sign The Petition!
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In response to the passing of Wade Welch in Pima County Detention Center
Wade Welch was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention center on August 15, 2022. Just two days later, on August 17, reports of his death emerged. Wade is the 24th person to die in jail custody since February 2020. Today. We remember the life of Wade Welch. We honor his memory, we offer condolences…
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The Pima County Jail Death Machine: Another Life Taken and More Money Budgeted
In the midst of this crisis, Laura Conover has refused to take any action to hold law enforcement accountable for their violence toward her constituents. She cannot continue to shirk responsibility for her role in the deaths of Pima County residents. Laura Conover has blood on her hands.
Keep readingMay 6, 2022: Pima County Sherrif’s Dept Put Pima County Jail On Lockdown
Pima County Sheriff’s Department has placed the jail on lockdown in an attempt to punish those who they’ve been neglecting and killing an our attempts to draw attention to the callous and brutal nature of the Pima County Jail.
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Filed under: News Articles
Families Gather to Demand Justice for Those Killed in Tucson’s Jail
Tucson, AZ – A crowd of about 60 people slowly converged on the empty plaza and parking lots of Pima County Jail Friday night. At moments the event seemed less like a protest and more like the funeral processions of six fallen youths that converged in a single place and erupted into a furious, atonal…
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Supervisor on Pima County jail deaths: ‘Need to figure out how this is happening’
The Pima County jail reported a decade-high number of deaths in 2021. Amid scrutiny the Sheriff’s Department is facing for the deaths and outcry from advocates and family members of deceased inmates, Supervisor Matt Heinz put a discussion with Sheriff Nanos on the Pima County Board of Supervisors Tuesday’s agenda.
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Protestors released from Pima County Jail
More than 150 people gathered at the Pima County Jail Friday, February 11, 2022 in protest of the deaths occurring in the jail. 21 people have died in the jail in 26 months.
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Filed under: Press Releases
Walk and Vigil for Alejandro Romo, Found Dead Inside Pima County Jail
Come and join us as we walk together and light candles for those who have died inside the Pima County Jail, including its latest victim, 42-year-old Alejandro Romo. May 27, starts at 7pm at Catalina Park on 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ.
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THE FIGHT CONTINUES AT PIMA COUNTY JAIL
A sixth rally will be held at Pima County Jail, May 6, to spread awareness, mourn, and build connection. 12 people died in the jail since January 2021, some within a week of going in. “We have to keep coming out so that change is made,” said Julissa Madero whose boyfriend Jacob Miranda, 22, died…
Keep readingGrieving Families Tell Laura Conover: You Have Blood On Your Hands
In the midst of this crisis, Laura Conover has refused to take any action to hold law enforcement accountable for their violence toward her constituents. She cannot continue to shirk responsibility for her role in the deaths of Pima County residents. Laura Conover has blood on her hands.
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Filed under: Reflections
Fake Progressives; Real Crises
On August 25, 2022, a scheduled evictions notice at Lind Commons Apartments in Tucson, AZ horrifically ended in the loss of 4 lives. Mayor Romero, City Council and the City of Tucson have a long history of refusing to acknowledge the root causes that contribute to violence and so-called “crime” in Tucson. Instead of acknowledging and addressing the…
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Ineffective and Inequitable: Arrest Deflection Program, Pima County, AZ
Tucson Police and police are quick to pat themselves on the back for their supposedly progressive arrest deflection program. The truth is, their program isn’t working. Cops out of Crisis. Defund TPD. Shut down the Pima County Jail. INVEST in our communities.
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On The Police And The Murder of Richard Lee Richards
On Saturday, November 4, 2021, protest was called by a coalition of individuals and groups in Tucson who are concerned about the effect that law enforcement and their violence have on our communities. about 150 people who came with their own goals and intentions, drawn together by the common cause of holding the Tucson Police…
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Into the Fray: Third Noise Demo Against the Pima County Jail
A brief reportback from the birthday noise demo outside the Pima County Detention Center in Tucson on Friday, February 11th, 2022.
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No Jail Deaths 