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Collected Item: “You Have to Pay for the Body”

Give your story a title.

You Have to Pay for the Body

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

images and article

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

In California if your loved one dies from Covid-19 you have to pay to have their remains sent to you as this Tweet explains.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

incarceration, prison, California, death, human remains, cremation

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://twitter.com/jfagone/status/1297903094953578496, https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/It-s-a-disgusting-policy-After-prisoners-15506465.php

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Jason Fagone

Give this story a date.

2020-08-24
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