Detention Resistance was an abolitionist grassroots collective that was in accompaniment with people at Otay Mesa Detention Center and created mutual aid for migrants detained in temporary outdoor sites.
Free Them All San Diego was a coalition organizations and individuals based in the San Diego-Tijuana region who are committed to closing Otay Mesa Detention Center and all migrant prisons. The Political Education Series Workshops organized by the coalition are available on YouTube.
Allies to End Detention was a group of community members concerned about the welfare of migrants and refugees detained by the government of the United States. Op-Ed in the San Diego Union Tribune.
Bar None was a grassroots abolitionist group acting in solidarity with people in California prisons, primarily Pelican Bay State Prison’s solitary confinement unit. Founded in Humboldt County in 1999, Bar None went on indefinite hiatus in 2013.
Dr. Jess Whatcott 