Women are going on hunger & labor strike at Delaney Hall.
These are their demands.
Freedom
Free them all. No one should be detained at Delaney.
Free everyone under age 21
Free the mothers
Free medically vulnerable women
Ensure that people who've filed writs of habeas corpus have their cases heard in a timely fashion
Dignity
We demand quality meals, and adequate nutrition for sick people; change food distributors.
Ensure that the bathrooms are in a functional state; we demand bathroom repair.
Do not force people inside to clean Delaney for little or no wages.
Provide clean drinking water that does not make people sick.
Doctors should be present at Delaney 24/7, in case of emergency.
We need functioning AC and heat. It is dangerous for people to be confined in extreme heat or extreme cold.
Respect
Hire new medical staff, including nurses. The current medical staff mistreat us and give us the wrong medicine.
The immediate dismissal of the guard who sexually attacked us.
Do not hire guards with a history of domestic violence, or violence of any kind.
One of our people has been missing for over a month. We demand to know where she is.
Fully bring back visitation.
Calls to Action
1. Call the Newark Field office at (862) 445-9200 and GEO group at (561) 893-0101 and demand that Delaney Hall:
a.Fire the guard sexually assaulting women
b.Hire a cleaning service
c.Provide safe drinking water
d.Fix the air conditioning
e.Repair the bathrooms
f.Replace all security personnel with new trained staff
g.Replace the current GEO medical staff with trained and qualified nurses, as well as hire doctors to be available 24/7 to handle emergencies
h.Replace the current food supplier with one that provides high-quality meals and adequate nutrition for sick people
2. Call the Governor's office at (609) 777-2230 and:
a.Demand that GEO/Delaney Hall restore visitation hours for ALL units, ALL week.
3. Email ICE deportation officer at Delaney Hall Maurice Williams at Maurice.E.Williams@ice.dhs.gov:
a.Demand the immediate release of all women, starting with: those under the age of 21, those who have medical conditions, and mothers.