In this segment airing tonight (Your Turn Next), I play Jack Fiddler, a spiritual leader among the Cree nation in Canada, who was famous for hunting Wendigos.
Coronavirus in prison. Containing the virus
will be a daunting challenge for prisons and jails, which house a
disproportionate share of the sick and elderly, at highest risk from the
epidemic. That’s because prison routines and rules make it impossible for
incarcerated people to follow the guidelines recommended for the public at
large. Hand sanitizers are forbidden because they contain alcohol. People on
work detail can’t easily wash their hands.
Women
in prison are given disproportionately longer punishments for
infractions committed while behind bars, a new federal study concludes.
Female prisoners are more likely to be punished for nonviolent offenses,
like disobeying or talking back to corrections officials,
and kept at facilities far from their families.