COVID shut down contact visits in prison, now it's time to resume them
Getty The prison where I'm incarcerated shut down contact visits on March 9, 2020. There's been no transparency from officials on when we'll get to see our loved ones again. As bars and restaurants are filling up again, it's time to lift restrictions in prisons. Christopher Blackwell is a writer who is incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Washington. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. Last night, before I fell asleep in my cell, I kissed a photo of my wife twice and said, "It's okay, my love, we'll ma...