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nawanna snipe tuCker is not used to hearing fear in her husband’s voice. But when Covid-19 hit the Otisville Correctional Facility, Curtis, 55, told her he was scared. “When the numbers started going up, nobody really knew what it was,” she says. “People were getting terrified.” Prisoners are considered elderly at 55 because they have the health issues and comorbidities of older citizens. Curtis has been incarcerated for more than 30 years for double homicide. Nawanna is helping him navigate a wrongful-conviction claim but struggles to stay hopeful after so many dead ends.