At 7 p.m. on Friday, local acts Kyle Kidd & Pete Saudek, Collin Miller and Teezy From the Chair will perform as part of Let Them Go!, a virtual concert to benefit the incarcerated community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ohio prisons and jails are the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, and in Marion County, a huge percentage of the prison’s population has tested positive for Covid-19.

“What’s more—lockdowns, lack of personal protective equipment, and decreased food services have made life inside the prison even more dangerous and inhumane,” reads a press release about the event. “Support our incarcerated neighbors, friends and family, as well as our local artist-activists by joining us for a virtual concert.”

The concert will air on Facebook Live.

Tickets start at $7, and proceeds will go to the Bail Project, which will send donations to people who are incarcerated pretrial and will also help returning citizens.

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This article appears in May 13-19, 2020.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.

8 replies on “Ohio Student Association to Host a Virtual Concert to Benefit the Incarcerated Community”

  1. “Ohio prisons and jails are the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic….”

    Not true. Nursing homes are.

  2. Yeah, sure, let them go. Because I’m sure those in “the incarcerated community” have all learned their lesson.

  3. Why would anyone give a fuck about Criminals that didn’t give a fuck about their victims?

    You gave up your rights the day you broke the law.

    Rot.

  4. If you just gave the prisoners single layer cloth masks then they would be fine.

  5. Looks a lot like someone does not like views contrary to their own enough to censor them so let give this another run shall we…

    ““Support our incarcerated neighbors, friends and family,”

    Sorry, I have no friends or family in the joint. Additionally, I don’t think I have any neighbors there, but if they are incarcerated its for a good reason.

    You can shove your ‘Hug-a-thug’ event.

  7. Well, where is the push to release every last prisoner out onto the streets of Cleveland??? They will all fit right in with the daily burglaries, theft, murders, shootings, and carjackings that take place around here on a daily basis anyway!!!

  8. The incarerated community many who once work at the so-called White House…………….

    Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort: Sentenced to 7.5 years in prison

    Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen: Received a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, bank fraud, lying to Congress and campaign finance violations

    Roger Stone: Sentenced to 40 months in prison for crimes obstruction of justice, lying to Congress and witness tampering

    National security adviser Michael Flynn: a three-star general pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI i

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