Opinion Today: Letters from an inmate

The suffering of the vulnerable compounds during this pandemic. 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The inmate makes the observation after describing an encounter with a nurse. She’s kindly and empathetic. But she also seems more interested in assuring him the inmates are getting all the help they can hope for than in hearing him out about what they’re going through. Today we’ve also published another piece about a different community ravaged by the coronavirus — the Navajo Nation, which lags behind only New York and New Jersey in per capita infections in the United States. Writing as part of our series on [The America We Need](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgnmVFP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC9vcGluaW9uL2FtZXJpY2EtaW5lcXVhbGl0eS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNTEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE4NDM4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI3NTIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALEXgu17gVXyrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Wahleah Johns [describes her fears](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgnmVFP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8xMy9vcGluaW9uL25hdmFqby1uYXRpb24tY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDUxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xODQzOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNzUyMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACxF4Lte4FV8q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for her 95-year-old grandmother and the struggle to control the virus when many homes have no running water and consist of a single room. In her essay, Michelle Alexander recounts the inmate’s letter as she argues for the immediate release of thousands of vulnerable prisoners who aren’t likely to pose any threat to society. But she’s making another point as well. 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Perhaps you are that nurse today.” I found myself thinking about Michelle’s challenge as I read the piece about the Navajo Nation. I expect it won’t be the last time her words echo in my head. It’s one thing to be moved by tales of how the suffering of particularly vulnerable Americans has been compounded during this pandemic. But will we actually do anything about it, at long last? The inmate invokes Martin Luther King Jr.’s [Letter From Birmingham Jail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgnmVFP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL21hZ2F6aW5lL2FyY2hpdmUvMjAxOC8wMi9sZXR0ZXItZnJvbS1hLWJpcm1pbmdoYW0tamFpbC81NTI0NjEvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNTEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE4NDM4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI3NTIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALEXgu17gVXyrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “Shallow understanding from people of good will,” King wrote, “is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” One housekeeping note: I asked for feedback a couple of days ago and, as some of you helpfully pointed out, I didn’t immediately supply an email address. I’m sorry about that. The best way to respond to this newsletter is via opiniontoday@nytimes.com. My colleagues and I are reading your responses there. 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