Families protest for prisoners’ rights

Friends and family members of inmates at Sussex Correctional Institution protested outside Gov. John Carney’s office in Dover Aug. 7 over prisoners’ rights.

Their issues included proper medical care and correctional officer accountability.

Pictured are Luke Erixson and Heather Morris, who spoke out about prison abuses. Several people wore T-shirts saying Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware, a group that wants reforms in Delaware’s Chancery Court.