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States Are Shutting Down Prisons as Guards are Crippled By Covid-19

States and counties are finding it hard to keep jails and prisons open as the virus ravages both prisoners and staff members. But...

Virus cases in US prisons and jails surpass 500,000

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/04/world/covid-19-coronavirus/virus-cases-in-us-jails-and-prisons-surpass-500000 The number of...

CDC MMWR ---- COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities — United States, February–April 2020

CDC MMWR ---- COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities — United States, February–April 2020 Prompt identification of persons...

Prisons are “in no way equipped” to deal with COVID-19....from the Lancet

From The Lancet: Prisons are "in no way equipped" to deal with COVID-19 "We will probably never know the extent to which coronavirus...

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