Sociologist, Black Feminist, Qualitative Health Researcher. @UCSF Institute for Health and Aging and UCSF Bioethics. Finally joining twitter 14 years late.
Jan 2, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
This is such great news. I hope it extends to more prisons soon. A dark cloud over the new year is the COVID-19 outbreak at CCWF - huge women's prison. In the last 2 weeks 450+ have tested positive. I write to a woman there & I want to share some of her story w/her permission. 1/
She is a Black woman in her late 50s, a mother and grandmother. She has multiple chronic health issues. She has been incarcerated for nearly 30 years. Over the last several days 3 of her roommates have tested positive and been moved to quarantine. 2/
