An Epicenter of the Pandemic Will Be Jails and Prisons, if Inaction Continues
The New York Times
If you think a cruise ship is a dangerous place to be during a pandemic, consider America’s jails and prisons. The new coronavirus spreads at its quickest in closed environments. As this new disease spreads, it has become equally important for all of us to ask what steps are being taken to protect the health of people in jails and prisons, and the staff who work in them. How will we prevent incarcerated people and those who work in these institutions from becoming ill and spreading the virus?