SF Bay View Editor Gagged, Threatened And His Work Phone Confiscated For Reporting Covid Outbreak

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SF Bay View Editor Gagged, Threatened And His Work Phone Confiscated For Reporting Covid Outbreak At Florida Based For-Profit Halfway House

Editor fears retaliation from Florida for-profit halfway house for appearing at today's 11 a.m. press conference

"It is likely that once GEO. Group and the Federal Bureau of Prisons see the filed federal civil complaint; they will attempt to retaliate harshly against me. The Federal Bureau of Prisons have established a pattern of conduct where they mistreat, abuse and censor any prisoner who dares to challenge their oppressive policies." – Malik Washington

"Mr. Washington, as a journalist and editor of one of the largest Black newspapers in the US, publicized and covered a developing COVID-19 outbreak at the Taylor Street Center – an outbreak which the GEO Group denied. For this, he was punished by the Bureau of Prisons and GEO Group." – Attorney Richard Tan

"As public defenders, we continue to be disturbed by GEO Group's pattern of neglect and deceit in its response to COVID pandemic – both at its immigration detention facilities and the Taylor Street reentry center – and have worked tirelessly to get our clients released from these facilities"- San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju

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What: Press conference announcing legal action against private ICE detention and prison agency GEO Group for retaliating against San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper Editor Malik Washington's First Amendment right to discuss a COVID-19 outbreak at GEO Group-run halfway house 111 Taylor Street amid President Biden's decision to halt federal prison contracts with private corporations.

When: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Where: Streaming live at https://zoom.us/j/99973017842 and https://facebook.com/bayviewnews

Who: Bay View Editor Malik Washington and Attorney Richard Tan

Contact: Malik Washington, (415) 531-3779, malik@sfbayview.com
Law contact: Richard Tan, (415) 938-4761, richardtan@tutanota.com
Media contact: Lee Houskeeper (415) 654-9141 NewsService@aol.com
Complaint and photos: www.sfbayview.com/2021/02/san-francisco-for-profit-halfway-house-detains-black-newspaper-editor

San Francisco, Calif. – On Monday, February 1, 2021, a lawsuit was filed against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the for-profit prison corporation, the GEO Group, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, by Keith "Malik" Washington and the San Francisco Bay View, alleging retaliation for the exercise of First Amendment rights.

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