Read on Twitter
I was recently in touch with A., a gentleman at Sing Sing who worked at the infirmary there. A friend of A& #39;s put us in touch because a pt in the infirmary died of respiratory failure in late March, and A. had been responsible for feeding him with no mask or other protective gear.
I reached out to him, hopeful I could share his story.
Shortly after that, I heard again from A.& #39;s friend. A had been fired from his job for communicating with me. "I was told by my boss that someone higher up the food chain said to remove me because I was relaying unfavorable information to an outside source," A wrote his friend.
"After which..my boss informed me that ALL e-mail from any news agency, public official, or organizations, are monitored for content. Ergo they felt that I needed to take a break from my duties."
A. was doing a job that felt meaningful to him, caring for sick and dying men. He wasn& #39;t even complaining that the work put him at risk, just noting his anxiety. We was doing exactly what we ask prisoners to do: penance for their wrongs, show that they have grown and changed.
And for *answering a reporter& #39;s email* (remember, it was his friend, not he, that reached out to me) the prison seems to have taken that away from him. Why?
I should note I haven& #39;t confirmed this with NYDOCCS. I fear after what happened it would make things worse for A. if I started to call and ask questions.
