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Press Release | Children Sue to Restore Contact Visits in the Adams County Jail, Asserting Their Right to Hug Their Parents
Children whose parents are jailed in Adams County have sued the County, the Sheriff, and telecommunications company HomeWAV, asking the Colorado state court to affirm their constitutional right to hug their parents.
Press Release | Children Sue Michigan Sheriffs, Two Biggest Jail Telecom Companies, and Billionaire Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores, Asserting Right to Hug Their Jailed Parents
Children in Flint and Port Huron, Michigan have filed two landmark civil rights lawsuits asserting their constitutional right to visit their jailed parents. Hundreds of counties across the United States have banned in-person jail visits for families, depriving children of the ability to see their parents face-to-face for months or years. Why? To make money.