New Abolitionists Radio: Covid 19 & Prisons Constitutes Cruel Punishment In the USA

Tonight we are joined on the broadcast by "Sheila" who is a community organizer in the New York area whose son is caged at the municipal jail widely known as "The Tombs" (metropolitan detention complex) in Manhattan. While MDC Manhattan officials have been virtually silent on the issue, reports from the inside say that captives and overseers being infected with COVID-19 have rapidly increased in recent days. Positive confirmations stand at 38 throughout the incarcerated population inside NYC, but given the close quarters and unsanitary conditions in facilities like The Tombs, many are concerned that this number is bound to grow.