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I'm Uptown Serg and this is how the prison administration is exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. While the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing all of us to adapt to a new normal, things on the inside of prisons continue to get worse. Understanding the severity of this moment in time, there are some prison staff who have been trying to show prisoners humanity, but the vast majority of prison guards have chosen to use this opportunity to exhibit some of the worst forms of inhumanity.When this crisis began, Secretary of Corrections John Wessel placed many measures in place with the alleged intent to mitigate the virus' spread throughout the prison system. However, not one of these measures have had anything other than a punitive impact on prisoners and our families and communities. For example, all visits have been suspended until further notice and replaced with one 45 minute Zoom virtual visit per week. Ou access to telephone and emails have been severely restricted. Prison guards have used this opportunity to act as r