
MDS Austin at the Hutto Prison Vigil (Photo: Nancy Simons)
Austin, TX – June 24, 2007. Pictured: Austin MDS at the Hutto Prison where refugee and immigrant families are incarcerated. It’s one of two U.S. sites where children are incarcerated. The ACLU is pursuing a lawsuit against the practice. The prison is run by a private company (Correction Corporation of America) near Taylor, Texas. This was the tenth vigil.