March 31, 2020
Pod Save The People
Pandemics And Prison (with Keri Blakinger)
In This Episode
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Joseph Lowery’s legacy, class divides in medical care, grocery store supply chains, and Rhode Island’s quarantine enforcement. Then, DeRay sits down with Keri Blakinger from The Marshall Project, to examine the impacts of coronavirus on incarcerated people.
Story Links
Bloomberg – Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge
NYT – ‘White-Collar Quarantine’ Over Virus Spotlights Class Divide
AP – Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98
Texas Monthly – Inside the Story of How H-E-B Planned for the Pandemic
