Tag: Incarceration
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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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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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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.
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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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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 Frances…
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The Death of Justin Crook, aka J-Mac tha Coldest in the Pima County Jail, Unicorn Riot
In the early hours of May 30, 2021, Justin Crook had a seizure on his way home from work. When Tucson Police (TPD) officers arrived on the scene, they ran Crook’s name, found he had a warrant for a probation violation and several misdemeanors, and arrested him. Less than 24 hours later, Justin Crook, 29,…