'The growing pandemic in our prisons is a matter of life-and-death urgency. I know the urgency, having spent 12 years incarcerated before I was released last year.'
When recently asked by a reporter if he was becoming numb to the numbers,, “Although you cannot save everyone, the question is are you saving everyone you can save? And there, the answer is yes. And I take some solace in that.”
As our country grapples with this unprecedented crisis, we can’t leave behind the incarcerated people who are members of our community and are equally deserving of care as all of our neighbors and friends.There is a prison saying that goes like this: “If I am going to die in prison, please give me a chance to fight.” There is no fight to be waged against COVID-19 behind bars. Prisons are not designed for any of the policies we rely on to “flatten the curve.
Some of my classmates, my colleagues, my mentors and friends are still at Sing Sing today. They are worried, just as I am, that they will contract coronavirus and die. Every day, they are using communal bathrooms, showers, tables and kitchens. Friends have told me they are covering phones with a personal sock so they can find out if family members are healthy and safe during these chaotic times.
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