COVID-19 Inferno Engulfs Those Caged in Mich. Prisons by Efrén Paredes, Jr. Hundreds of people in Michigan carceral facilities are spending their days and nights…
Category: Efrén Paredes Covid-19 Reports
Efrén Paredes, Jr.-Juvenile Lifers Stricken With COVID-19 in Michigan Prisons (May 26, 2020)
As Michigan leads the nation in the chilling number of COVID-19 deaths occurring inside its prison, 196 incarcerated people sentenced to mandatory life without parole…
Efrén Paredes, Jr–Doing Right for the Incarcerated in the Era of COVID-19 (May 8, 2020)
Doing Right for the Incarcerated in the Era of COVID-19. Someone recently asked me the question, “Are you concerned about retaliation by prison staff or…
Efrén Paredes, Jr–Gov. Whitmer Must Act (April 30, 2020)
I recently wrote about how placing incarcerated COVID-19 patients together in housing units could be lethal because it will expose them to an enormous COVID-19…
Efrén Paredes, Jr–Update About Therapeutics for COVID-19 Patients at Lakeland Correctional Facility (April 29, 2020)
Update About Therapeutics for COVID-19 Patients at Lakeland Correctional Facility. During my interview Tuesday on the Michigan Public Radio program “Stateside” I mentioned that large…
Efrén Paredes, Jr–Nearly 800 Coronavirus Cases at One Michigan Prison and Still Counting (April 28, 2020)
Nearly 800 Coronavirus Cases at One Michigan Prison and Still Counting. It has been a very somber week at the Lakeland Correctional Facility (LCF) in…
Efrén Paredes, Jr.–Efrén Tests Negative for COVID-19 (April 24, 2020)
EFREN TESTS NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19. Two days ago Efrén received a COVID-19 test along with hundreds of other men incarcerated at the Lakeland Correctional Facility…
Efrén Paredes, Jr.–Lakeland Correctional Facility Suspends Feeding in Crowded Dining Hall During COVID-19 Crisis (April 24, 2020)
Lakeland Correctional Facility Suspends Feeding in Crowded Dining Hall During COVID-19 Crisis. After publicly making repeated warnings about the danger of feeding people in crowded…
Efrén Paredes, Jr.–New Leader in Michigan COVID-19 Prisoner Deaths (April 22, 2020)
New Leader in Michigan COVID-19 Prisoner Deaths. A cluster of new COVID-19 cases is exploding at Lakeland Correctional Facility (LCF), where I am currently incarcerated,…
Efrén Paredes, Jr.–23-Year-Old Incarcerated Man Contracts COVID-19 From Prison Dining Hall (April 17, 2020)
23-Year-Old Incarcerated Man Contracts COVID-19 From Prison Dining Hall In a stunning new development, on 4/16/20 a young 23-year-old African-American man from Muskegon, Michigan, tested…