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U.S. prisons are breeding grounds for COVID-19

U.S. prisons are crowded, dirty and opaque. COVID-19 is running rampant.

05/14/2020

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U.S. prisons are breeding grounds for COVID-19

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U.S. prisons are crowded, dirty and opaque. COVID-19 is running rampant.

COVID-19 is sweeping the country’s jails and prisons. They have proven to be breeding grounds for contagion, with close quarters and a lack of protective gear. Some have released inmates early to free up space -- but people inside say it is too little, too late. Yamiche Alcindor reports, and William Brangham talks to Dr. Homer Venters, former chief medical officer of the New York City jail system.

05/14/2020

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