Rebellion and Bloodshed Amidst Oregon Prison Evacuations

This episode was first featured on "This is America", a project of It's Going Down.



This week, we cover the prison evacuations in Oregon as wildfires tear through the state and down the coast. 

In order to get a closer look at the situation, Perilous correspondent Ryan Fatica spoke with a prisoner named Bryan MacDonand who was evacuated to the Oregon State Penitentiary. Bryan described the conditions he is living through as the constant threat of COVID-19 collides with the dangers of smoke inhalation, lack of adequate food and medication and the violence of the prison environment.



For more info, check out the full article on Perilous Chronicle.