PROTESTERS HAVE GATHERED in front of San Francisco’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to demand an end to what they say is the ongoing abuse of ICE detainees at two detention centers in the state. 

The subject of media attention in recent months, The Mesa Verde center in Bakersfield and Golden State Annex center in McFarland in Kern County are privately run, for-profit centers contracted to the GEO Group, a company operating for-profit private prisons across the U.S.

Continue reading for free

Sign in to read this story and receive the weekly roundup in your inbox.

Or

Terms & Conditions

Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in.
Please visit My Account to manage your account.

Helena Getahun-Hawkins is an intern at Bay City News through Stanford’s Rebele Fellowship. She’s a rising junior at Stanford majoring in International Relations and minoring in Spanish. She writes for The Stanford Daily under the campus life desk and was most recently managing editor of the Daily’s podcast section. She enjoys covering stories that center around education policy, immigration policy, and identity. Outside of journalism she enjoys drawing, yoga, listening to music, and watching TV.