Many children and families come to the United States of America seeking safety as they flee from violence and persecution in their home countries. But the government is throwing these families behind bars and locking them up for weeks, months, and even years.
Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania is a family detention center unfairly jailing children and their parents who are seeking refuge and safety here. Berks is one of three family detention centers in the United States. It’s the oldest of these “baby jails,” and a place where toddlers and their moms have been kept behind bars.
