Collected Item: “Tweets from Inside a Prison 7/5-7/11/2020 by Railroaded Underground”
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Tweets from Inside a Prison 7/5-7/11/2020 by Railroaded Underground
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images
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These images show the Twitter feed of an incarcerated person. They are Tweeting on a contraband cellphone as a way to show the public what it is like to be in prison during the pandemic. This week he reveals that he has Covid and is experiencing symptoms including, headache, nausea, shivering, sweating, and diarrhea. Another friend has been hospitalized. He shared a petition to gain early release for incarcerated persons and wonders how being left in a cell 24 hours a day is humane treatment for a sick person.
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incarceration, prison, Covid, symptoms, petition, Twitter, humanitarian
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https://twitter.com/RailroadUnderg1
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unknown
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2020-07