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Arizona: John Legend Holds Concert Outside Eloy Detention Facility

HeadlineJan 21, 2016

Meanwhile, in Arizona, Grammy-winning singer John Legend and Colombian musician Juanes held a concert outside the Eloy Detention Facility to draw attention to the long-term detention of immigrants. Eloy is run by the for-profit company Corrections Corporation of America. The facility has long drawn criticism for alleged mistreatment of detainees and inadequate medical care. John Legend spoke about the concert’s purpose.

John Legend: “We want to affirm their humanity and their right to exist, their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, no matter where they’re from, no matter where they were born.”

During the concert, John Legend and Juanes sang Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.”

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