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The Nation: “The financial firm that cornered the market on jails”
The financial firm that cornered the market on jails
Arun Gupta, The Nation, August 1, 2016
Excerpt:
Numi’s highest profits may come from jailed migrants. As Paul Wright, executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center, points out, “Large numbers of [jailed] people are deported to countries where they aren’t able to use the inmate debit cards.” The balance on these uncashed cards would be absorbed by Numi and the issuing bank through maintenance fees. Continue reading The Nation: “The financial firm that cornered the market on jails”
Now accepting volunteer applications for September
We are now taking applications for the September session of our desert-aid volunteer program. Apply by July 24 to start volunteering September 4.
Donate to NMD on the longest day of the year
Today, June 20, is the longest day of the year.
For over 14 hours, the sun will beat down on Southern Arizona. In the midst of a heat wave, temperatures exceed 115°. All the while, migrants are walking through the desert borderlands, seeking safety and refuge.
They need your support today. Continue reading Donate to NMD on the longest day of the year
Position available: fundraising coordinator
The No More Deaths personnel committee invites applications for the following paid position. Continue reading Position available: fundraising coordinator
Position available: logistics coordinator
The No More Deaths personnel committee invites applications for the following paid position. Continue reading Position available: logistics coordinator
Spring appeal
Dear friends of No More Deaths,
With the spring equinox (March 21), we celebrate equal amounts of day and night over the earth. In native cultures, the triumph of the sun over winter means life held in the earth reappears and is renewed. Continue reading Spring appeal
NMD launches campaign to maintain its desert trucks
No More Deaths has launched its first ever online crowdfunding campaign to raise money for our vehicle expenses so we can keep our volunteers rolling year-round.
Our trucks are vital to getting water and aid to migrants and refugees in southern Arizona’s backcountry. We hope to raise $47,842—the real annual cost of maintaining our trucks—by May 1.
The campaign features a great video with a star appearance by long-term volunteer Jim Marx and a soundtrack by Vox Urbana. We are offering T-shirts, posters, and other “perks” for your contribution. All donations go directly to No More Deaths. Continue reading NMD launches campaign to maintain its desert trucks
Judge to decide if Border Patrol must improve conditions
Lawyers have asked a federal judge for immediate relief from “unconstitutional conditions of confinement” at Border Patrol stations in the Tucson Sector, said James Lyall, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona. Continue reading Judge to decide if Border Patrol must improve conditions
Observers watch Border Patrol work at another highway checkpoint
Residents of Arivaca, Arizona can’t leave their peaceful town near the border with Mexico without encountering military checkpoints. Agents of the Border Patrol stop all traffic and ask questions while a dog sniffs the vehicle for drugs. Drivers may be asked to show ID and even ordered out of their vehicle while agents search it. Continue reading Observers watch Border Patrol work at another highway checkpoint
