Los Angeles, CA — Not everyone will be celebrating Mother’s Day. This weekend, families who have lost loved ones to the jail system will hold a demonstration demanding the permanent closure of the Men’s Central Jail.
Organized in partnership with the JusticeLA Coalition, system-impacted family members will host a rally on Saturday, May 10th at 3:30 p.m., and continue with a healing service on Sunday, May 11th at 10:30 a.m.
Men’s Central Jail is one of Los Angeles County’s oldest and most controversial detention centers. For years, formerly and currently incarcerated individuals have protested that there is abuse, neglect and mistreatment happening within the facility…