Berks County Detention Center

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Berks rejects books for kids

The nonprofit Mighty Writers planned to deliver 100 Spanish-language, age-appropriate books to…

July 3rd, 2018

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Shut Down Berks Coalition protests at the White House demanding the closure of Berks County Detention Center.

On Biden’s doorstep

August 25th, 2022

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Shut Down Berks' fight won't end until the Berks County Detention Center is closed for good. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images.

Dear Biden, signed Berks

October 19th, 2021

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Delmy and her son, both detained at Berks County Detention Center for nearly two years, look at the mural with Delmy’s words written above. Photo: Osmyn Oree

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Las Madres de Berks

May 10th, 2019

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Councilmember Helen Gym spoke at AL DÍA Talks on Sept. 19. Photo: Samantha Laub / AL DÍA News

Our lives are political

October 22nd, 2018

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Protesters at the June 19 rally in Rittenhouse Square who called for reform of the Trump administration's immigration policies. Greta Anderson / AL DÍA News

Protesting family detention

June 28th, 2018