Prison reform advocates rallied from inside cars for inmates vulnerable to COVID-19.
HORS.THE MISSISSIPPI PRISON REFORMCOALITION HELD A CARAVAN RALLYHERE AT THE MISSISSIPPIDEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSHEADQUARTERS.THEY SAY THEY ARE DEMANDINGGOVERNOR TATE REEVES AND MDOC.STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 INTHEIR PRISONS ARE SAYING ONE OFTHE WAYS THEY CAN HELP DO THATIS TO RELEASE THE MOSTVULNERABLE PRISONERS.NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS ARE SOMETHAT ARE TERMINALLY ILL ALREADYAND CAUSING A STRAIN ON THEFINANCE OF THE STATE.THE HOUSE DOWN.THIS IS MORE FOR A PERSON THAT’STERMINALLY ILL.THEY NEED TO LET THOSE PEOPLEOUT.ISLAND ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN ALOCKED UP 15 OR 20 YEARS LIFERSPAROLE HAS WHO CAN GET OUT ANYLET THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF THESEPRISONS THE GROUP IS ALSO ASKINGTHE GOVERNOR TO PROVIDE FREEPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT LIKE GLOVESAND MASKS AND THEY WOULD HAVELIKE A BETTER MEDICAL CARE ASWELL.THEY CARE ABOUT OTHER HUMANS.WE NEED Y’ALL TO SPEAK OUT.KYLIE’S GOVERNOR’S COLLEGELEGISLATORS KYLIE MDOC STANDOUTGO OUT AND LET IT BE KNOWN THATEVERY HUMAN NEED TO BE TREATEDSAME IF THEY’RE AFRAID.YOU’RE AFRAID FAMILIES CAN’T GETIN TOUCH WITH THEM.THEY SHOW US STAFF SOME OF THESTAFF TO COME UP WITH THECORONAVIRUS AND REPOR
Inside Wisconsin's prisons, reform advocates say many of the state's roughly 24,000 inmates are at risk.