Why prisoners are at higher risk for the coronavirus: 5 questions answered
- Written by Martha Hurley, Professor and Director of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Dayton
People wearing protective masks leave the Cook County jail complex in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesCOVID-19 has created a new norm for human interaction: social distancing, improving hygiene with soap and hand sanitizer, wearing a mask and quarantining.
But what does this mean for the more than 2 million people held in local, state...
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