Mourning Our Losses Collection
Title
Mourning Our Losses Collection
Subject
Materials sent to Mourning Our Losses, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Description
This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source
Publisher
Mourning Our Losses
Date
April 2020-present
Coverage
North America--United States
Collection Items
A Tribute to Those Still Living
Page Dukes shares a tribute for those still living during the Mourning Our Losses virtual vigil, "Marking a Year of Loss Behind Bars."The tribute reads:"Good mourning, comrades, siblings in arms- good arms that hold us up, not hold us down. Your arms…
Reading of Anthony Cheek Memorial by Michelle Alexander
Recording of Michelle Alexander reading the Mourning Our Losses memorial for Anthony Cheek for the Mourning Our Losses vigil, Marking a Year of Loss Behind Bars.
Portrait drawing of Troy Ashmus
Portrait drawing of Troy Ashmus by EJ Joyner. Troy Ashmus passed away from complications of COVID-19 on July 20, 2020. Troy died in a California hospital after contracting the virus while incarcerated at San Quentin. He was 58 years old.To read…
Portrait drawing of Susan Farrell
This portrait drawing of Susan Farrell was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Susan's memorial, which reads in part:"Susan Farrell spent a large portion of her life and her last days in Women's Huron Valley Correctional…
Portrait drawing of Ricardo Williamson
This portrait drawing of Ricardo Williamson was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Ricardo's memorial, which reads in part:"Ricardo Williamson loved to sing for his family. He enjoyed classics like Michael Jackson, The…
Portrait drawing of Pedro Arias
This portrait drawing of Pedro Arias was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Pedro's memorial, which reads in part: "Pedro Arias—or, as his friends called him, Pete—was born in 1963. He grew up with his mother, Adeline…
Portrait drawing of George Hayes
This portrait drawing of George Hayes was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany George's memorial, which reads, in part: "George Hayes III left this world on June 4th, after spending a month at Mountain Vista Medical Center…