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Into an Outbreak Behind Bars

Into an Outbreak Behind Bars

FromInto America


Into an Outbreak Behind Bars

FromInto America

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Prisons are hotbeds of infection. People live in close quarters, where they often struggle to have access to soap and hot water. As COVID-19 sweeps the country, these men and women are doing everything they can to avoid getting sick. As many prisons reduce visitation rights, families that are already separated are struggling to remain in contact. This week, host Trymaine Lee talks to a Colorado woman who is struggling to stay in touch with her incarcerated husband as the outbreak intensifies. We hear from corrections officials in New York and Colorado about the steps being taken to reduce the risk of coronavirus behind bars. And Dateline NBC producer Dan Slepian takes us inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility to meet JJ Velazquez. Velazquez describes how social dynamics inside prison are changing as fears of an outbreak grow. For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica.Further Reading: Fear of coronavirus reaching Mississippi prisons worries advocates Inmates in Washington, D.C., sue over coronavirus fears, claim staff not taking precautions 1st prison inmate to die of coronavirus wrote heartbreaking letter to judge
Released:
Apr 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Into America is a show about being Black in America. These stories explore what it means to hold truth to power and this country to its promises. Told by people who have the most at stake.