Content Warning: Violence, Racial Violence
Right now, the people held at the Hampden County Jail (HCJ), a correctional
center located 16 miles from campus, are facing constant abuse. In letters to a
local abolitionist group named Decarcerate Western Mass
[https://linktr.ee/decarwmass], incarcerated people have detailed the regular
violations and threats they face inside the jail. One person was held on the
ground and beaten while crying and screaming. Another person had a special ops
team calle