More than 500 inmates—nearly half the population—of a prison in the US state of Arizona have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said, while at a California prison the virus death toll hit 22.
Aug 6, 2020
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A new analysis led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the number of U.S. prison residents who tested positive for COVID-19 was 5.5 times higher than the general U.S. population, with ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Prison officials are bracing for a silver tsunami that will flood correctional facilities with elderly and often vulnerable prisoners.
Jun 25, 2020
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Outbreaks of coronavirus have hit prison populations particularly hard—but for many inmates in the U.S., illness and the prospect of dying behind bars already existed.
May 27, 2020
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Proposals to release select prisoners into the community early to mitigate their risk of being infected with COVID-19 must be balanced with the risks they would face in a society under stage 3 restrictions and with compromised ...
May 13, 2020
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Members of the Yale and local activist communities are coming together to urge Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont to depopulate the state's prisons to combat the spread of COVID-19 and protect the state's most vulnerable populations ...
May 13, 2020
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COVID-19 has created a new norm for human interaction: social distancing, improving hygiene with soap and hand sanitizer, wearing a mask and quarantining.
Apr 17, 2020
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Criminal law experts are recommending the limited release of elderly, young and minor offenders from Australian jails and detention centers to avoid a preventable COVID-19 outbreak.
Mar 27, 2020
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The New South Wales government has passed emergency legislation providing the Corrections Commissioner with powers to release some of the state's 14,034 prisoners.
Mar 25, 2020
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Millions recently flocked to the cinema to watch Joker, the origin story of Batman's notorious nemesis. Many have commented that the film is a portrait of a textbook psychopath. But perhaps the bigger question is how many ...
Nov 8, 2019
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