. >> alcindor: cammie maturin runs a nonprofit that works with incarcerated people in louisiana inuding her fiancee, sirvoris sutton, who is serving a life sentence for second-degree rerder. >> he has been tor, this is his 29th year. i believe that he had called the coronavirus back in march bes,use he had all the sympt he had t sinus, the cough, the congestion, he had fever, he had he couldn't smell, couldn't >> alcindor: she worries prisons authorities are resigned to covid deaths. >> when u hear that they've get a will and testament fromou your loved one, that is that that's knocks the wind out of you. because i did receive a will via email, s people.ouple of other >> alcindo meanwhile, inmates and their family members can do little but wait, and hope the virus doesn't find them behind for the pbs newshom >> brangham: to help us better understand how and why this virus is hitting prisons so hard in particular, i'm joined by dr. homer venters. he is the former chief medical officer of the new york city jail system and author of "life and death in rikers island" dr. venters, thank you