Sean Smith
A screenwriter and creative executive, Sean moved to LA years ago and refuses to leave. He misses Al’s Bar, Hop Louie and the chickens of Echo Park. Sean is a graduate of Harvard, Stanford and USC’s School of Cinema-Television.
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COVID-19 in Prison: Week by Week — Part 6
CRIME STORY’S Sean Smith continues his weekly analysis of the news stories aggregated in CRIME STORY DAILY related to COVID-19 and our carceral system. By reconsidering early reporting on the crisis in the light of subsequent developments, CRIME STORY hopes to point out trends in the narrative of COVID-19 and the prisons. You can find links to each of Sean’s analysis pieces here. This article covers the week beginning April 19. WEEK 6 (April 19-25) On Monday, April 20, COVID-19 related deaths nationwide totaled 41,575. During the day’s White House pandemic briefing, President Donald Trump cast about for silver linings. “One is too...
COVID-19 in Prison: Week by Week — Part 5
CRIME STORY’S Sean Smith continues his weekly analysis of the news stories aggregated in CRIME STORY DAILY related to COVID-19 and our carceral system. By reconsidering early reporting on the crisis in the light of subsequent developments, CRIME STORY hopes to point out trends in the narrative of COVID-19 and the prisons. You can find links to each of Sean’s analysis pieces here. This article covers the week beginning April 12. WEEK FIVE (April 12-18) April 12 was Easter Sunday. Many celebrated the religious holiday at home or by attending services from the safety of their cars. At Monday’s coronavirus news briefing, President...
COVID-19 in Prison: Week by Week — Part 4
CRIME STORY’S Sean Smith continues his weekly analysis of the news stories aggregated in CRIME STORY DAILY related to COVID-19 and our carceral system. By reconsidering early reporting on the crisis in the light of subsequent developments, CRIME STORY hopes to point out trends in the narrative of COVID-19 and the prisons. You can find links to each of Sean's analysis pieces here. This article covers the week beginning April 5. WEEK 4 (APRIL 5-11) On Monday, April 6, Governor Michael L. Parson issued a “Stay Home Missouri” order, making the “Show Me” state one of the very last to shut down....
COVID-19 in Prison: Week by Week — Part 3
CRIME STORY’S Sean Smith continues his weekly analysis of the news stories aggregated in CRIME STORY DAILY related to COVID-19 and our carceral system. By reconsidering early reporting on the crisis in the light of subsequent developments, CRIME STORY hopes to point out trends in the narrative of COVID-19 and the prisons. You can find links to each of Sean's analysis pieces here. This article covers the week beginning March 29. WEEK THREE (March 29- April 4) Virginia, Maryland, Arizona and Tennessee issued stay-at-home orders on Monday, March 30, and Pennsylvania and Florida followed suit on April 1. More than half the...
COVID-19 in Prison: Week by Week — Part 2
CRIME STORY’S Sean Smith continues his weekly analysis of the news stories aggregated in CRIME STORY DAILY related to COVID-19 and our carceral system. By reconsidering early reporting on the crisis in the light of subsequent developments, CRIME STORY hopes to point out trends in the narrative of COVID-19 and the prisons. You can find links to each of Sean's analysis pieces here. This article covers the week beginning March 22. WEEK TWO (March 22-28) In state houses and the nation’s capital, reactions to the COVID-19 threat intensified during the week. By Wednesday, March 25, 27 states had issued shelter in place...
COVID-19 in Prison: Week by Week — Part 1
EDITOR’S STATEMENT This week, CRIME STORY’S Sean Smith begins a weekly analysis of the news stories aggregated in CRIME STORY DAILY related to COVID-19 and our carceral system. By reconsidering early reporting on the crisis in the light of subsequent developments, CRIME STORY hopes to point out trends in the narrative of COVID-19 and the prisons. Someday, a granular chronology of this coronavirus’s spread will be written, one that captures all the complexities and contradictions of the crisis. For the moment, CRIME STORY will examine the lethal swath COVID-19 has cut through our penal system, at both the state and federal...