Letter to Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston

March 14, 2018 Sheriff David Livingston Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff 651 Pine Street Martinez, CA 94553 Re: Termination of Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC, now known as Freedom for Immigrants) Visitation Programs at West County Detention Facility (WCDF) Dear Sheriff Livingston: Human Rights Watch writes to express our deep concerns regarding the termination on March 6, 2018 of the visitation program operated by Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (“CIVIC”) for people held in immigration detention at the West County Detention…

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