Losing a Loved One Twice: First to Prison, Then to Covid
As the coronavirus swept through prisons across the United States, mourning families were left to navigate grief complicated by stigma and red tape.
Hank Warner, above, usually spoke with his brother, who was incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, once a week until June.Credit.Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times
The calls usually came on Sundays.
Hank Warner of Huntington Beach, Calif., would see a familiar area code pop up on his phone, telling him that his younger brother was on the other end of the line.