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Published: July 23, 2020, 12:30 a.m.

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Team Snap brings you the story of the devastating COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin State Prison, as told by people on the inside.

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Outbreak at San Quentin

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As the Coronavirus outbreak overwhelms San Quentin State Prison, one incarcerated person, Chanthon Bun, is awaiting his release on parole. Bun tries to protect himself from the virus, while incarcerated first responders and cleaning crews attempt to treat those who are collapsing and stop the spread of COVID-19. In this episode, we hear first-hand accounts from incarcerated people inside San Quentin trying to survive the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

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This story contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised.

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At the time of this recording, 13 people from San Quentin have died due to coronavirus, bringing the total number of lives lost in California prisons to 40. Our hearts go out to them and theirs,\\xa0sincerely.

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Find out how you can support people on the inside with care packages and more at\\xa0Prison University Project.

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Chanthon Bun is a producer now living on the outside. Greg Eskridge and Thanh Tran are both multimedia journalists currently incarcerated at San Quentin. Checkout\\xa0Uncuffed\\xa0and\\xa0First Watch\\xa0for more of their work. Rasheed Lockheart, who narrated this piece, works with\\xa0Planting Justice, a food and social justice organization empowering those impacted by incarceration. Many thanks to Ant, Eric Phillips, and Alex Simon for sharing their stories from the inside as well.

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Special thanks to\\xa0James King\\xa0from the\\xa0Ella Baker Center\\xa0and\\xa0Adnan Khan\\xa0from\\xa0Restore Justice.

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Produced by Pat Mesiti-Miller and Ninna Gaensler-Debs

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Original score & sound design by Pat Mesiti-Miller

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Artwork by Teo Ducot

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Letters from Uncuffed

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While people inside San Quentin and other detention facilities across the country are faced with the threat of coronavirus, it is not just them who are affected. This piece is made up of a collection of letters from people on the outside trying to reach their loved ones currently behind bars.

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Big thanks to everyone who shared their letters, Rasheed Lockheart, Shelly Ammons, Dario Abramskiehn, Jovina Vejar.

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The letters came to us from\\xa0Uncuffed, a storytelling project made by people behind bars, from inside San Quentin State Prison and Solano State Prison, in collaboration with\\xa0KALW. Listen & subscribe on your favorite podcast player!

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Produced by\\xa0Ninna Gaensler-Debs, Gabe Grabin, Angela Johnston, and Eli Wirtschafter.

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San Quentin Mixtapes Vol. 1 \\u2013 \\u201cSame Prison As My Grandfather\\u201d

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The\\xa0San Quentin Mixtape\\xa0is a music project recorded, produced, and performed by incarcerated people inside San Quentin State Prison.

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The song featured in this episode is \\u201cSame Prison As My Grandfather\\u201d by\\xa0Dinero G. Thank you Dinero G and David Jassy for sharing your music with us!

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This song comes from the album\\xa0San Quentin Mixtapes, Vol. 1. It was produced by the now formerly incarcerated, David Jassy, who has since been released and is now living in his home country of Sweden.

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Season 11 \\u2013 Episode 24

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