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Formerly Incarcerated voices must be heard in this battle against COVID19.
We are not disinterested observers. We are not an amorphous group of faithful allies. We are a widely diverse group of people who share an intimate relationship with incarceration. We know how confinement magnifies threats to human health and safety. We have been incarcerated. We are incarcerated. We are the daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, and family members of the incarcerated. We are not a monolith. We are many. However, in this statement of concern about the need to address the specific threats that COVID-19 poses to our community, particularly those currently locked behind walls, bars, and razor wire: We are one voice.