“This is a huge victory for everyone across the [US] who is fighting to shut a prison down, because this really shows that when we keep pressure on our targets, & when we organize, we can have big victories,” said Adrianna @Free_Migration Shut Down Berks Coalition 34st.com/article/2023/0…

We've shut down Berks! This is a community victory, 8 years of nonstop organizing. Here are a few of the voices of those in the coalition. We thank all of the MANY people who took action with us, and to the incredible leadership of those who were detained who led the way!

Here in Pennsylvania, that means also closing the Moshannon immigrant prison, near State College. It means ending the ICE contract at Pike County... And it means ending the ICE contract at Clinton County as well. #CommunitiesNotCages mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi…

Now, with Berks County Detention Center finally closed, it’s time to envision better for our community. Our member leader Flor González of Reading, PA discusses the fight to end immigrant detention in Pennsylvania and beyond. penncapital-star.com/commentary/ber… via Pennsylvania Capital-Star

In 2021, ICE opened the largest immigrant detention center in the Northeast Region– Moshannon Valley Detention Center in in Philipsburg, Pa. We are resilient! We will continue to work tirelessly to end immigrant detention in this country.

We've shut down Berks! This is a community victory, 8 years of nonstop organizing. Here are a few of the voices of those in the coalition. We thank all of the MANY people who took action with us, and to the incredible leadership of those who were detained who led the way!

There are 12 more ICE-managed detention centers with contracts expiring this year, and it is imperative that the administration follow the lead of Berks and shut these facilities down now. truthout.org/articles/a-vic…

Thank you! Together, we won this campaign #ShutDownBerks - mailchi.mp/6f94e138f823/t…

🧵THREAD. Berks is officially shut down! A movement win nearly a decade in the making, members of the Shut Down Berks Coalition campaign reflect on the closure of Berks Detention Center in Truthout Read for inspiration & motivation. #AbolishDetention truthout.org/articles/a-vic…

Congratulations to Shut Down Berks Coalition on this victory. Incredible organizing. truthout.org/articles/a-vic… #FreeThemAll #MeltICE

Organizing works. Our lead organizer Gaby who has been with the Shut Down Berks Coalition coalition since the very beginning pictured with our member leader Milka who has also been with the coalition for 5 years. Today they celebrate victory. Free them all!

After grueling eight years of organizing, advocates for Shut Down Berks Coalition have succeeded in emptying and closing the notorious Berks Detention Center. Now, they’re hoping to repurpose the space to serve the community, reports Alexandra Martinez. prismreports.org/2023/02/08/ber…

"Through every obstacle that we faced, we were resolute in our demand that Berks must shut down." Read the new op-ed by Adrianna Torres-García & Jasmine Rivera of the Shut Down Berks Coalition Coalition! truthout.org/articles/a-vic…