Tag Archives: COVID-19

2,756 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 126 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 79 new confirmed cases yesterday and no new confirmed COVID-19 deaths. Lawrence County reported 18 new cases and 1 confirmed death. Brown County reported 2 new cases, and 1 death. The …

This week on Kite Line, we have a wide variety of ongoing prison news- ranging from the recent executions of prisoners in Terre Haute to a prison disturbance in St. Louis. Afterwards, we share a conversation that was sent to us from an outside supporter of the ongoing Saskatoon Correctional Facility hunger strike. In this conversation, Cardinal explains what led …

Scammers are already trying to rip people off with fake charges for receiving Covid-19 vaccinations, or getting your next Stimulus Check. Here’s how to protect yourself from these scams.

3,477 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 142 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 37 new confirmed cases yesterday, while Lawrence County reported 44. Brown County reported no new cases, but 1 new COVID-19 death. The National Collegiate Athletics Association, or NCAA, announced Monday that …

Happy New Year! This week, we broadcast kites from Strawberry Hampton in Illinois and Daniel Dawson in Saskatchewan, who both called in this week to update us on their conditions. Strawberry Hampton, a Black transgender woman and niece of Fred Hampton, shares the horrific abuses she has suffered inside. Hampton received a rare transfer to an all-women’s facility after she …

4,028 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 164 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 54 new confirmed cases yesterday, and reported 4 new COVID-related deaths. Lawrence County reported 47 positive cases and one new COVID death. Brown County reported 7 new cases. The City of …

Today, we broadcast Part 2 of our series on Compassionate Release. Compassionate Release is the principle that sentences should be adjusted given “particularly extraordinary or compelling circumstances which could not reasonably have been foreseen by the court at the time of sentencing”. We now continue to hear from Alison Guernsey, who tells us about the barriers thrown up against this …

For our second episode, we visited the small city of Carbondale, Illinois. Carbondale is a shrinking college town at the southern edge of the state, with a long history of racist segregation.  Since winter 2019, though, a broad range of residents has made a wager on a different future.  Grasping climate change and white supremacy by the horns, they’ve laid …

We begin this week with a follow-up conversation with Cory Cardinal, who has spoken with us on our past two episodes regarding a hunger strike at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada. Previously, Cory detailed his experiences during and after the hunger strike. And now, he gives us some updates and tells Perilous about the inmates’ rights issues …

4,347 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 129 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 63 new confirmed cases yesterday while Lawrence County reported 50. Brown County reported 14 new cases. Spencer, Indiana native Sergeant Michael Wood will be serving as the new Public Information Officer …