December 8, 2008
Vigil seeks end to Hutton center contract
More than 100 people held a vigil Sunday night outside the Williamson County Courthouse to ask county commissioners to halt a contract with the T. Don Hutto Residential Center where dozens of immigrant children and families are detained.
"The practice of incarcerating families and children, with little regards to their civil rights, is destructive … to our community as a whole," retired pastor Milton Jordan said.
Protesters held signs that said "Prison is no place for children" and "Shut down T. Don Hutto" while singing the civil rights standard "We Shall Overcome," the Austin American-Statesman reported in its online edition…
LINK - Chron.com (The Houston Chronicle)
