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Almost 5,000 inmates in prisons and jails across the country have tested positive for the coronavirus. Nearly 100 of them have died according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Andrea Circle Bear (Cheyenne River Sioux) was the first female inmate in the country to die of COVID-19. Her family says she should’ve been treated much sooner than she was. In New Mexico, the state Supreme Court denied a petition to release certain inmates to prevent the spread of the virus there. We’ll check on the dilemma of those who have no way to isolate themselves from the pandemic.
Guests:
Gabe Galanda (belongs to the Round Valley Indian Tribes) – managing lawyer at Galanda Broadman and founder of Huy
Preston Sanchez (Dine and Jemez and Laguna Pueblo) – ACLU Indigenous justice attorney
Ruth Buffalo (citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation) – North Dakota State House Representative for district 27
Amanda Lopez (Diné) – sister of incarcerated man
Break 1 music: Creation Story (song) John-Carlos Perea (artist) Creation Story (album)
Break 2 music: Nose Flute Dub (song) Paula Fuga (artist) Lilikoi (album)
Thank you for this show, It is very much needed.
As a NASL for CA and AZ., we have many concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in our prisons and jails across the country.