Mother Jones Features Business of Detention, CCA's Houston Processing Center

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Mother Jones Features Business of Detention, CCA's Houston Processing Center

Tue, 07/29/2008 - 12:12pm — Bob

The MoJo Blog at MotherJones.com features a story from Business of Detention about the impact on families of detention and deportation. It features my colleague at Grassroots Leadership and friend Luissana Santibanez telling the story of her mother's detention at Corrections Corporation of America's Houston Processing Center and subsequent deportation, and features audio of Luissana's mother telling her story. Check it out:

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