Prisoners are poised to start receiving COVID vaccination.
But due to a history of abuse in the name of medicine, many of us are skeptical of the vaccine.
It s the Department of Corrections job to educate us and reassure us of our safety.
Christopher Blackwell is a writer who is incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Washington.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
As the COVID-19 vaccines become available in America, I have argued that incarcerated people should be prioritized in the rollout. But while people in the free world are making choices about whether or not to be vaccinated, people in the prison where I live are worried they may not be able to refuse the vaccine when our turn comes.