Since March, public health experts have warned about the spread of COVID-19 in prisons and recommended decarceration.
— Thurgood Marshall Institute (@TMI_LDF) December 22, 2020
Now, the COVID-19 case rate in prisons is four times higher than outside, and the death rate is twice as high. This was preventable. https://t.co/womkImIYrD
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100/100 – Justice for #AndreaCircleBear the first woman (indigenous) to die from #covid19 in a federal prison on April 28, 2020. She was a pregnant mother of 5 who was denied home confinement to prevent spread. She died after giving birth. #justiceforourlives pic.twitter.com/AgvGixJO4K
— Oree Originol (@OreeOriginol) December 20, 2020
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This is serious: COVID-19 is out of control in our prisons, and accreditors like @ACAinfo have done nothing to stop it. Read my new report on why @TheJusticeDept and @DHSgov must overhaul this ineffective, dangerous, and wasteful accreditation system. https://t.co/m5xqqWTttT
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 14, 2020
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As of Friday, more than three-fourths of the inmates at Iowa’s state prison had tested positive for coronavirus. Other facilities in the state have infection rates as high as 90%. @IowaPublicRadio https://t.co/gjoxZKXyCR
— NPR (@NPR) November 21, 2020
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“There’s no way to escape Covid-19 or the coronavirus in prison. Absolutely no way.”
— NBC News NOW (@NBCNewsNow) December 2, 2020
Correctional facilities have been COVID-19 hotspots. But some reforms may have a lasting impact beyond the pandemic.@isagutierreznbc reports: https://t.co/U4UZMHn7bF pic.twitter.com/cuUibQt8Hl