COVID-19 EXPERIENCE WHILE LOOKING THRU BARS (part 2 of series). We just came off the first of many lock downs. I do need to set straight a word that I have been using. “Lock Down”. This is used when something bad happens here. What has happened with COVID-19 is bad, but not as bad as …
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An Increase In Contempt… In the Covid Isolation Unit of the prison I’m currently housed in, they are bringing people in everyday who’ve tested positive. With the increase in population comes a higher incident of needs by the elderly, ill and uninformed. All of us were uprooted and shoved into this unfamiliar situation. For some …
Occasional Abuses and Routine Deliberate Indifference It’s real hard to stay diverted from the “Us vs. Them” dichotomy that comes with convict thinking when we suffer occasional abuses and routine deliberate indifference from those in charge of our daily needs. In the course of this Covid mismanagement, we were stripped of all our regular comforts …
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I Tested Covid Punitive… By Rory Andes On January 23rd I took a Covid PCR test and, because of the absolute mismanagement of the Covid response, I tested “Covid Punitive”. I had been going to work, taking rapid tests for almost 2 weeks without incident (including the time of the PCR) and yesterday, my …
Covid Adds Complications to Trash Removal… Covid adds complications to everything in prisons, even food trash removal. There’s a saying that goes, “Don’t shit where you eat.” In prison, you may have to. I live in an 8×11 foot “wet” cell, meaning my toilet, sink and bed all exist is the same small footprint. We’ve …
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The evening before Thanksgiving, our prison was put on a complete lockdown over Covid. It seems that in the last 48hrs, we’ve had roughly 60 cases (out of 800) and climbing. They said another round of testing is to ensue on Monday and there’s no doubt more will be added to the positive list. It’s …
