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 @TheStefanSmith
Sorry to hear this, but *majority* of Americans?
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64% immediate/extended family member 45% immediate family memberpic.twitter.com/ildSbxDlnV
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Replying to @left_on_alpha @erothenberg and
And jail is not the same as prison. By conflating it all, they're acting like a night in jail for disorderly a decade ago is comparable to currently being incarcerated for having killed cops. Such a ridiculous position they're taking in this thread.
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Most americans do not have a relative who has been convicted of a violent felony.
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