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PUNISHMENT BY PANDEMIC.

Authors :
AVIV, RACHEL
Source :
New Yorker. 6/22/2020, Vol. 96 Issue 17, p56-65. 10p. 7 Cartoon or Caricatures.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article discusses the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to prisoners at Cummins Unit penitentiary in Arkansas. Topics explored include the concerns raised by inmates over the logic of prison labor in the midst of the pandemic, the confirmation of COVID-19 infection in an inmate named Daryl Hussey, and the production of face masks for both prisoners and officers by inmates assigned at the garment shop.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0028792X
Volume :
96
Issue :
17
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Yorker
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
143747020