Today I performed a social experiment. I confronted a great, big bully that is controlling innocent people's lives. There is a 9 year old Canadian boy that is currently in detention at a private correctional facility in Texas, at no fault of his own. I heard him tell his entire story on Democracynow.org, and tears fell for the obvious torture of forced displacement for such a young life.
Kevin was travelling on a non-stop flight from Tehran, Iran to Toronto, Canada. Apparently, there was a person that suffered a heart attack and the plane was forced to land in Puerto Rico. The plane was then searched by the american immigration officials at the airport, and Kevin's family was kept at the airport. The plane waited for 1 hour, then departed for Toronto.
Today, I had the satisfaction of inquiring to the legal department of www.correctionscorp.com, and ask for the official comment on this situation for a 9 year-old boy in detention on no charge. I was hung up on, and I promptly called back and left a message for an official comment on the voice mail. One hour later, my request was recommended via voice mail to contact the official government department that was conducting the contracting.
Tonight, Kevin spends another terrifying night sleeping next to a dank toilet apart from his family. I will call the government contact tomorrow morning, and attempt to get hung up on again. I'm hoping that my actions will quantify into something.
Peace :)
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