A Mother’s Battle

Agatha Joseph’s daughter was only 17 when she was placed in detention.  She spent 3 years fighting for her case in 7 detention centers—all for making a small mistake as a teenager.  Agatha tells how officials treated her daughter, “She was in a gymnasium that housed 200 people. There was only one exit door and a fire broke out and they shut the gymnasium down and everyone was locked in.”  Watch her daughter’s story and take action to ensure that the U.S. government creates legally enforceable detention standards and implements cost effective alternatives to detention.

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