Former death row inmate won his freedom before the coronavirus crisis. Now, he fears for the safety of the innocent still behind bars

The new normal of social distancing and isolation during the coronavirus pandemic has challenged former death row inmate Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin in ways that most cannot imagine.

“It brings you back to the place you were, back then, when you were locked up for real,” said Aguirre-Jarquin, who was freed in November 2018 after he was incarcerated for 14 years. “It brings you back to that mindset, that vulnerability and sadness.”