57: Demanding DHS Cut Ties with Private Prisons & the WVU Letter That Went Viral

Published: Oct. 3, 2016, 3:22 a.m.

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On September 28, former immigrant detainees confronted head of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson outside a public speaking event to demand he address the crisis inside immigrant detention centers and cut the department\\u2019s contracts with private prisons.

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Jacinta Gonzalez, Field Director of Mijente/Not1More Deportation campaign, gave us more details about Secretary Johnson\'s response to the confrontation.

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Later in the show, West Virginia University student, Kasey, who recently wrote a "controversial" letter to the university\'s president asking him to begin a discussion addressing the cultural issues on campus. Kasey will give us an update on the situation.

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