Bio
Kent Mendoza is manager of policy and community organizing at the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a support network and advocacy organization for current and formerly incarcerated individuals.
Featured Work
I Was Lucky to Survive ICE Detention in L.A. We Need to End it Now
Last week, a young man was released from the Los Angeles County Jails. But instead of returning home, he was transferred by the L.A. Sheriff’s Department to ICE custody. At a time when everyone is meant to practice social distancing and stay at home to protect each other and stop the spread of COVID-19, he now faces life-threatening conditions at the Adelanto immigration prison.