Like the majority of Americans, I have an immediate family member locked up behind bars. My dad is in prison & at the age of 75, he is high risk for the virus. If we forget about incarcerated people we’ll lose to the virus and we’ll lose ourselves.https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/chesa-boudin-on-his-incarcerated-father-and-the-threat-of-the-coronavirus-in-prisons …
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Replying to @chesaboudin
I sympathize ... this must be deeply stressful for you. A justice system must not allow a prison sentence to become a death sentence, yet that's what neglect of this issue, by the authorities, comes down to. It's like withholding food. The individuals in charge are culpable.
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Replying to @TanyaCharbury @chesaboudin
His father is supposed to die in prison. That was the idea behind the 70-year sentencing he is not up for parole until 2056.
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