Who’s important to CCA?

“You are important…..to CCA”. As we approach the entrance to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, the first signs we see are brightly lettered installations declaring how important we are to the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). There is a chilling irony in this cheery welcome. In a for-profit prison that holds 2,000 immigrant [...]

Somethin’s Brewin’ in Gainesville

…Gainesville, Georgia Somethin’s brewin’ in Gainesville, wonder what it could be? Somethin’s doin’ in Gainesville, come on down and see. (From The Cotton Patch Gospel) The wonderful musical, The Cotton Patch Gospel, is a classic example of contextualized theology.  What was brewin’in Gainesville is that the theologian-in-overalls, Clarence Jordan, dared to visualize for us what life may [...]

Georgia’s major faith groups to walk six days in solidarity with immigrants

As a part of my DriveFast for Lent I will be participating in this 6-day, 50-mile pilgrimage.  Want to join me on any or all of these days? First interfaith Pilgrimage for Immigrants, April 5–10, spans from Gainesville to Atlanta   ATLANTA – Hundreds of faithful from diverse world religions will unite in a prayerful [...]

In Memoriam – Roberto Martinez Medina, age 39

On March 11, the first detainee that I am aware of has died while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and while being detained at the Stewart Detention Center, owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). Roberto Martinez Medina, age 39, from Mexico was an unlicenseable, immigrant worker who was being [...]