U.S : FLORIDA is forcing children into deadly "Fight Clubs".

Umi Selah Co-Founder of the Dream Defenders started a petition calling on Florida Governor Rick Scott & Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice Secretary Christy Daly to shut down ALL juvenile prisons in Florida. 

Tell Florida to close ALL its juvenile prisons AKA "Fight Clubs". 

Sign Now! →  Dear friend,  Umi Selah, Co-Director of Dream Defenders just started a petition  titled :  Tell Florida to close ALL juvenile prisons AKA “Fight Clubs. Why is this important ? The Miami Herald conducted an investigation recently that  confirmed what we have long known : Florida's juvenile  facilities are destroying our children.1 Officer-involved  beatings, sexual assault, and a culture of violent depravity was  uncovered from these facilities that prey on vulnerable Florida  youth. Guards and administrators are forcing the children in these  prisons to brutally beat each other. In exchange for snacks, they  are running “Fight Clubs” for their own entertainment. These  young people are fighting for their lives in these prisons and  shouldn't have to fight for themselves alone. Standing idly while  children in these structures are tortured is to be complicit in the  destruction of their innocence and their lives. Join us as we tell the Governor and his friends that our  children's lives are #NotAGame! It's time to end these  contracts and get serious about protecting our children !  The prison system is tearing up our families, communities,  and future generations. Demand  Governor Rick Scott and DJJ Secretary Christy  Daly: Close ALL Juvenile facilities in the state of Florida Right now, our communities face many challenges. Imprisonment  is a big one. Corporations and their politician friends have made it  their life’s work to enact policies that keep our families and  communities in jails. Every time someone in our neighborhoods is  locked up, corporations make money. These prison profiteers,  like Florida-based GEO and CCA, operate in the dark, away  from the public's view. And they work hard to keep it that way.  Their lavish vacations and retirement funds depend on it. On top of  that, most people aren’t aware of how the prison industry operates  and feel powerless to change it. These private prison corporations and the politicians they sponsor  are playing with the lives of our children like it's a game of  monopoly.But, we're rising up to declare that this is  #NotAGame! This is about the wellbeing of our children and  community. Put an end to these “Fight Clubs” and demand that every  juvenile prison in the state of Florida be shut down! Our children deserve opportunities to learn and grow. But,  instead, they are being purposefully subjected to emotional,  psychological, and physical agony by guards and  administrators running these hostile prisons. Our goal at  Dream Defenders is to end the prison system's hold on our  state's’ policies, profits, priorities, and people. We’re working  in classrooms, communities, and prisons to educate and  organize to end this incredible threat to our lives. We can’t  continue to watch this happening to the people in our communities. We have to act ! If we can do this; if we can begin to break this  massive machine by freeing our children from its hold, then we  can begin to collapse it in our lifetime. If we do not, we risk  losing many more generations. Sign here. Thank You for Standing with Us, Umi Selah Co-Founder, the Dream Defenders "Fight Club" A Miami Herald investigation into Florida's juvenile justice system." Miami Herald, 10.11.17 Sign Now! →  Color Of Change is building a movement to  elevate the voices of Black folks and our  allies, and win real social and political  change. Help keep our movement strong.