Advocates who have been pushing for the demolition of a former East Bay prison site doubled down on their calls Tuesday, citing escalating concerns that it could be repurposed into an immigration detention facility.
The fate of FCI Dublin has been in question since the correctional facility, which operated as a women’s prison for decades, was shuttered in 2024 over widespread sexual abuse and unsafe living conditions. Now, as the Federal Bureau of Prisons prepares to transfer ownership of the site, a group of residents, faith leaders and community organizations representing formerly incarcerated women and immigrants is speaking out.
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“The ICE detention system is plagued by the very same kinds of abuses and neglect that folks survived at FCI Dublin,” Susan Beaty, an attorney with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, said during a press conference held by the ICE Out of Dublin Coalition. “Demolishing the facility is the only way to mitigate the really serious environmental dangers that are present and ensure that these unsafe buildings [and this] property isn’t used to incarcerate people in the future.”
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