As the coronavirus swept into the Mississippi Delta, a judge in the small city of Indianola

decided to release every inmate she had in jail.

That is, every inmate except one.

This is in the dark.

Coronavirus in the Delta.

I'm Madeline Barron.

I've spent the past few months, along with the rest of the in the dark team, reporting

on coronavirus in the Mississippi Delta.

The poorest part of Mississippi, and one of the poorest places in the entire country.

In the series, we're bringing you stories of people trying to live in this really hard

time, trying to make decisions, trying to get by, in a situation that none of us have

faced before.

In this episode, the story of a guy looking for some everyday justice, at a time when the

justice system is closed for business.

Episode 5.

Geno.

When the pandemic hit, we started wondering what it was like to be in jail right now, especially

if you're just sitting there on a low-level charge, like a lot of people are right now.

So our reporter, Parker Jesco, decided to find out.

She'll take over from here.

It's not the easiest thing to get in contact with people in jail, or even sometimes to know

who's in jail.

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