The 78 women involved in the hunger strike at Karnes wrote a statement contesting their detention, and particularly, the detrimental effects of incarceration on their children.[1] The women, all mothers, reflect on fearing for their lives and seek asylum from violence in their home countries, while refusing to be categorized as criminal.
[1] http://www.scribd.com/doc/260509319/Karnes-fast-petition
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