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The outbreak of coronavirus/COVID-19 worldwide is an unprecedented health crisis facing all of humanity. UUSC’s work in helping to protect human rights, and working with grassroots groups in community settings, is more crucial and urgent than ever. If you’re lucky to be able to self-isolate at home but want to help us continue this work, please find resources from UUSC and other organizations below to take action.
Learn More About the Crisis and Take Action
UUSC: Frontline Immigrant Workers Are Keeping Us All Safe
UUSC: 5 Ways to Liberate People in Detention from Exposure to COVID-19
UUSC: Protecting Human Rights During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Articles & Educational Resources
National Bail Fund Network: COVID-19 Response Guidance Sheet
The Intercept: How Coronavirus Could Explode at Rikers Island Jail
From The Justice Collaborative:
- Watch: National Emergency Webinar on COVID-19 and Criminal Legal and Immigrant Detention System (March 13, 2020)
- 3-page explainer (good to distribute to officials as a briefing): Prisons and Jails are Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19 Outbreaks and Decarceral Guidelines
- Check out The Justice Collaborative’s page of additional demands and resources
