Nearly two years since the start of the pandemic, º£½Ç»»ÆÞ has begun granting commutations for incarcerated individuals.
Today, we hear more and learn how the pandemic has impacted the prison population in our state.
We hear from º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Mirror reporter Kel Lyons. And we talk to a formerly incarcerated person, who recently received a commutation on his sentence.
And later, the COVID Prison Project says about 1 in 4 people in prison or jail has gotten COVID-19.
Do you have a family member who’s incarcerated?
GUESTS:
- Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein - Founder of COVID Prison Project
- Kelan Lyons - Report For America Corps Member who covers the intersection of mental health and criminal justice for the º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Mirror
- Michael Cox - resident of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ and formerly incarcerated person
- Alex Taubes - civil rights lawyer from New Haven º£½Ç»»ÆÞ
