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2020-05-29
Are inmates attempting to infect themselves to gain early release?
One response to the pandemic in the US has been to consider releasing some prison inmates early to quell the spread of the virus within the prison population. This is a valid strategy because social distancing in a prison is impossible. In this video it appears that inmates are all sharing a cup in an attempt to infect themselves. Is that what is actually happening? Are they doing this in hopes that they will be released? -
2020-05-26
California prison begins testing all employees
Testing or lack there of has been a big part of the news cycle since covid reached the U.S. In the beginning a person could only gain access to a test if they met certain criteria. This severely limited the number of people tested and was done because the number of tests available was very low. Even people deemed essential workers, such as those working in the nations prison system, had trouble accessing tests. -
2020-05-30
Bureau of Federal Prisons Covid 19 Modified Operations
Routines and processes are changing everywhere due to the pandemic. Prisons are no different. This document lists the federal prison system changes. -
2020-05-21
Can only the well connected be released from prison due to covid?
As the pandemic settled into the United States discussions began concerning inmates in all levels of confinement. Many officials, at all levels of government, agreed that some inmates should be released early in effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus within the prison population. The rules or guidelines for early release are different everywhere and as this article explains seem to change constantly. While two well connected men have been released the article explores the difficulty regular prisoners have in being released. -
2020-05-26
Prisoners released cannot get an ID with government office closed
During regular times previously incarcerated persons have difficulty re-entering society but a new problem has arisen for them during the covid pandemic. Government offices, such as the ones we all rely on to obtain a government issued ID/drivers license, are not open. Without an ID former inmates have trouble getting jobs and more. -
2020-04-29
Over 70% of tested inmates in federal prisons have COVID-19
The pandemic quickly saw the phrase "social distance" become common parlance however there are populations that cannot social distance and one of them is prisons. Without the ability to social distance or wear a mask, the only options for fighting the spread of this virus, the prison populations are particularly at risk to contract the virus. This news story explains that of those tested (which aren't many) 70% are covid positive. Additionally, it sheds light on the fact that when prisoners contract the virus their families are not being notified. #hst580 #asu -
2020-05-29
Harm of peace or harm of fear
My first reaction to this subject, namely release prisoners amid the pandemic, was complicated. On one hand, like the ordinary, I worried about peace and the order of the society. On the other hand, however, I cared about the humanities side of human life; essentially, this affects all of us around the globe regardless of race, nationals, social groups, etc. Every life matters. So does the one in prison. -
2020-04-28
Mask fabric from a friend
As soon as the CDC announced that the general public should start wearing masks whenever we are away from home I began making masks for myself, family, and friends. Unlike most people who sew I did not have a large stash of fabric to work with and the stores were out and even getting it from an online seller was taking four weeks. I reshared a picture of empty shelves at the Walmart fabric department someone else had taken and shared on Facebook and a woman I had only met once offered to send me fabric. I live in Texas and she lives in California. This is the box of fabric she sent via priority mail. I was so excited to receive this treasure. On top of that I've been getting elastic for mask making from another friend in Oklahoma who was able to order it wholesale, right before it became impossible to get. I've sent 60 masks to a local prison, about 30-40 to the Window Rock Reservation Wellness Center, and have given and sold about another 100 to friends, family, and random people who found out I was making masks via Facebook. I've also sent mask to several other states, including Ohio, Alaska, Michigan, and Kentucky, including masks made from the material in that box. *Cotton fabric -
2020-05-01
View of Orleans Parish Prison During May Day Protest, New Orleans, LA
A view of Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) from the May Day Protest. People inside of the prison waved to the procession as they honked their horns. One of the demands of the protest was to evacuate prisoners from OPP during COVID-19 to prevent them from being exposed to the virus. In observance of May Day, the international workers' rights holiday, New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance organized a socially-distanced protest that included bikes and cars. The protestors' demands included free healthcare and testing for hospitality workers, hazard pay and access to protective gear, housing as a human right, freeing incarcerated people, and unemployment assistance through the end of 2020. -
2020-04-21
"The Hermit Herald" vol. 1, Issue 18
NYC not to recover for Years; prisons; Remdesivir; oil prices -
04/29/2020
Así fue el motín en el penal Castro Castro en medio de la pandemia por el Covid - 19.
Los reos encarcelados en el penal Castro Castro de San Juan de Lurigancho - Lima realizaron un motin dentro del centro penitenciario donde exigen que se les haga las pruebas del COVID 19 ya que varios internos presentan algunos síntomas del virus. Según informaron algunos canales de television, los presos han quemado colchones exigiendo que los rescaten y al mismo tiempo se han reportado balas según los vecinos del lugar. Cabe mencionar que el jefe del Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE), Gerson Villar, confirmó que sí se viene realizando un motín y que las autoridades ya se encuentran en el lugar para que todo vuelva a la normalidad -
04/20/2020
Sub-Saharan Africa: Protect detainees at risk of COVID-19, unclog prisons and release prisoners of conscience.”
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2020-04-21
Marion County, Ohio Prison COVID19 Cases
Marion County, Ohio now has the largest number of COVID19 cases, with 78% of the local prison's inmates testing positive for the virus -
2020-04-19
Home is the New Prison
It's been a little over a month since the start of self quarantine and social distancing. New York was said to be reopen on May 1st but been pushed back to May 15th. People, like myself, are starting to feel locked up in their homes, unsure of when this pandemic will truly be over. -
2020-04-11
Gobierno evalúa indulto a internos más vulnerables frente a epidemia del COVID-19
El Ejecutivo evalúa el tema del indulto para los internos más vulnerables que se encuentran en los 68 centros penitenciarios que existen en el país para hacer frente a una eventual propagación del COVID-19, informó el presidente del Consejo de Ministros, Vicente Zeballos. -
2020-04-11
Call for economic subsidy for Peru's prison & jail employees
#COVID_19 Es necesario evaluar un subsidio económico especial para el personal del @INPEgob. Ellas y ellos vienen laborando sin descanso en los penales en medio de crisis sanitaria provocada por #coronavirus. Su esfuerzo merece también reconocimiento nacional. #EstadoDeEmergencia -
2020-04-01
Things Are Happening in Fours
Poems relating to COVID