Mental health effects of COVID lockdown in prison: Interview from inside SCI Albion
By Joe Piette posted on February 26, 2021
This telephone interview with Demitrius Grant, imprisoned at SCI Albion near Erie, Pa., was conducted by Joe Piette for Workers World newspaper on
Feb. 16.
Demetrius Grant: We’re going to be covering the issue of COVID-19 today, as to how it impacts prisoners’ mental health. About a week ago, a sergeant told me a prisoner killed himself, and another one tried to kill himself. He said that was the thirteenth episode in the last month. How many more of these incidents are going on not only in this institution, but in other institutions because they’re not giving prisoners proper mental health care and treatment?