10 Sep Report Gives Prisons Failing Grades For COVID-19 Response
A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative gives United States prisons the grade they deserve for their COVID-19 response: an F.
COVID-19 in Prisons Tag
26 Aug Today is the Day to Tell President Biden to #KeepTHEMHOME
Thousands of people were released from prison during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden Administration has the power to #KeepThemHome.
23 Aug Oregon Prison Conditions Stay in Headlines As 42-Year-Old Dies
Oregon prison conditions stay in headlines as COVID-19 explodes, a 42-year-old prisoner dies and a federal lawsuit is filed.
19 Aug Unvaccinated Correctional Officers Spreading COVID-19 in Prisons
Everyone knows that COVID-19 has overwhelmed prisons across the United States. Now, it looks like correctional officers are to blame.
21 Jul COVID-19 in Prisons Seriously Affects Surrounding Communities
Scientists have made note of how COVID-19 in prisons affects local communities and exacerbates the pandemic for all Americans. Now, with the Delta variant causing renewed alarm, it is important to understand how infection inside prisons could fuel outbreaks around the country.
13 Jul Prison Guards Lag Behind Prisoners With COVID-19 Vaccine
COVID-19 has overwhelmed prisons and killed hundreds of staff. Yet prison guards lag behind prisoners in getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
30 Jun Technical Violation Sends 74-Year-Old Gwen Levi Back to Prison
As COVID-19 infection rates slow throughout the United States, 74-year-old Gwen Levi is back behind bars, one more example of how technical parole violations drive mass incarceration in America.
29 Jun Vaccination Rates Are Still Too Low to Stop COVID Spread in Prisons
The United States is in the top 10 in the world for total percentage of population fully vaccinated, despite being the third most populous country in the world. But when it comes to vaccinations inside American correctional facilities, the numbers aren't so promising.
19 Jun COVID Vaccine Incentives Exclude Justice-Impacted People
COVID-19 vaccine incentive programs aim to boost the vaccination rate, but they exclude one main group of skeptics: justice-impacted people.
15 Mar North Carolina to Release Prisoners Early Due to COVID-19
North Carolina is set to release 3,500 prisoners early as a result of the conditions of NC prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic.