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Alameda County board unanimously opposes reopening of FCI Dublin for detention or correctional use
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment and extended supervisor debate, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution opposing any reopening or repurposing of the former FCI Dublin for detention or correctional operations, citing documented abuses at the facility and public-safety and civil-rights concerns.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 7 to adopt a resolution opposing any reopening or repurposing of the former Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin for immigration detention or other correctional uses.
Supervisor David Halbert introduced the item and Supervisor Haubert Marquez moved its adoption, framing the measure as a statement of county values in the face of federal detention expansion. "We will stand on the right side of history and stand up for humanity," Marquez said, urging a unanimous vote. The motion passed 5-0 on a roll-call vote.
The board and dozens of public speakers pointed to the facility’s history and documented problems. Kendra Drysdale, who identified herself as a survivor of FCI Dublin, told the board that the site represented “one of the darkest human rights scandals in California’s…
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