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Prisoners are 5 times more likely to get COVID-19 than the overall population. A 69-year old prisoner is trying to change that one livestream at a time.
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January 22, 2021, 2:40 PM·15 min read
The COVID-19 pandemic is tearing through US prisons, with inmates 5.5 times more likely to catch the disease than the overall population.
One prisoner under home confinement, 69-year-old Rufus Rochelle, is calling for the release of prisoners in daily Facebook Live streams.
Correctional facilities are desperately lacking PPE and other health resources, and can hardly enforce social distancing measures.
On the evening that Rufus Rochelle saw the future, he was watching the news in a crowded room.
Dawn Wells once appeared daily on Roanoke Valley televisions in the role of Mary Ann, the down home farm girl trapped with six other castaways on the âGilliganâs Islandâ sitcom, which made millions more fans in syndication than it ever did during its original 1964-67 run on CBS.
During the last years of her life, it wasnât at all uncommon for Wells to visit the Roanoke Valley in person.
On Dec. 30, at age 82, Wells became one of the most famous people in the United States to die from COVID-19-related causes. In marking the tragedy, major news outlets underscored how the actress leaned into her most famous characterâs wholesome image, noting that she released an advice book in 2014 called âWhat Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life.â