Tag Archives: Protest

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 chorus of grief and anger.

May 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.

Father & Brother Of Grieving Mother Arrested At Protest Against Jail Deaths

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: No Jail Deaths Coalition | nojaildeathstucson@protonmail.com FATHER & BROTHER OF GRIEVING MOTHER ARRESTED AT PROTEST AGAINST JAIL DEATHS TUCSON, Arizona–Last night, February 11, 2022, two people were arrested and a third was detained for several hours following a protest at the Pima County Jail.  The protest was a celebration for FrancesContinue reading “Father & Brother Of Grieving Mother Arrested At Protest Against Jail Deaths”

Protest, ‘birthday party’ held outside Pima County jail after inmate deaths

A protest was held outside of the Pima County Adult Detention Complex on Friday, February 11, 2022 following the deaths of twelve people in the jail since January 2021. The protest fell on the birthday of Cruz Patino Jr. III, who died in the jail in August 2021.

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 Department (TPD) and the Pima County Sheriffs to account for their actions. Submitted by Anonymous. Originally published on Living and Fighting.