'This number was a free and confidential resource for people in detention to get in touch with us and report abuses. That line was shut down and blocked from people in detention to contact us.' Hotline featured on OITNB is abruptly shut down
The National Immigration Detention Hotline, a number that people detained in immigration could call for legal assistance, was shut down after being featured prominently in the recent final season ofThe Hollywood Reporter, inmates mention the number as part of a recurring ICE storyline; there’s a scene in which one inmate warns a detainee it could be shut down. On August 22, the nonprofit Freedom for Immigrants issued aCynthia M.
We had a pro bono line that connected to a four digit number , that was only accessible to people in detention. This number was a free and confidential resource for people in detention to get in touch with us and report abuses. That line was shut down and blocked from people in detention to contact us. People in and out of detention can contact us via the 209 number, but it is neither a free nor confidential number like the pro bono line was.
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