A schoolteacher in Texas talks about her fiancee’s experience inside the Darrington Unit in Rosharon, Texas during the pandemic. She discusses how he was treated when he got COVID-19 and the lack of COVID safety among guards. Audio Submission by, Anonymous Amended Transcription of Audio: My fiancee is at the Darrington Unit in Rosharon, Texas. […]
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#CagingCOVID: Stopping the Spread Behind Bars
Dec 24, 2020
Dec 24, 2020
Dr. Lois Farquharson, 91: A Woman in Need of Freedom
Jan 05, 2017
Jan 05, 2017
At the age of 91, Dr. Lois J. Farquharson is believed to be the oldest woman incarcerated in Pennsylvania. She uses a wheelchair and experiences memory lapses from mild dementia. Jane Keller, who has visited her monthly in prison for over twenty-five years, describes her as “compassionate, intelligent, well-educated, witty and gifted.” Keller, a Quaker […]