Below is an anonymous testimony from a family member that saw her loved one taken by ICE from Elmwood County Jail. The testimony was read at a protest outside of Elmwood's Visitor Center, right where community members are being kidnapped by ICE. Since June 2025, 46 community members have been detained as they were being released by Elmwood to reunite with their families.
We're looking back at a snapshot of A Day in California Court in three Participatory Defense hubs in California. What they are seeing in light of changes around bail law in the state and how that will inform the work we continue in 2019 to keep more loved ones free of incarceration.
