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Isa: Dear Adamu,

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what's given me comfort lately i

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that so many people, inside and
outside have been organizing

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and coming together to car
for each other in this moment.

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Protestor: And we'll figh
together until we're all free!

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Isa: I just want you to know

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how grateful I am for you.

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I know how much you're putting a

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to speak out right now.

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I'm learning so much from you, B

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Each time you tell us 
what's happening inside

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and what new demands you've
gathered from your community.

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Organizing like this makes 
me feel so close to you,

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almost like you're here,

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even though we haven't 
seen each other in months.

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Every morning, me and your
mom look at the COVID Tracker

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and see the cases skyrocketing
at San Quentin and all over.

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We're so anxious all the time

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wondering if the next email we g

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will tell us there are now 
cases in your housing unit.

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I just hope all we're 
doing can somehow bring you

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and everyone home soon.

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There's so many people out 
here fighting with y'all.

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I love you, Big Head.

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Please do everything 
you can to be safe, Isa.

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Officer: It appears to me 
that we have enough credit

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for time served for immediate re

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Isa: Yes, he does.

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I verified that with the 
Department of Corrections.

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Adamu: Dear Isa,

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how can I explain the 
complexity of that moment?

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The pure joy of getting your lif

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immediately followed by 
an overwhelming sadness

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and anxiety of leaving 
all of your best friends

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in a community that supported yo

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through the winter of your life.

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I can't help but think of 
Rahsan, Edmund, Lonnie,

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and so many more

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who were so much a part 
of my freedom journey,

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but won't be there with me at th

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and who continue to walk their o

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(crowd cheering)