Mishandling of COVID-19 at Eastham Plantation
February 15, 2021
When originally published by mongoosedistro.com, this story was illustrated with a drawing of a white Jesus in handcuffs and leg irons with a ball and chain. For the Bay View National Black Newspaper, editor Malik Washington chose this painting instead. Over a million Black prisoners are caged in the U.S. The Bible, in Hebrews 13:3, quotes Jesus as saying, “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them” and, in Matthew 25:36, “I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” Psalm 146:7 says, “The Lord sets the prisoners free.”