What the coronavirus crisis reveals about vulnerable populations behind bars and on the streets
- Written by Stephanie Hartwell, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Professor of Sociology and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
Inmates work in the laundry room at Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility in Santee, California, on April 22, 2020.Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty ImagesThe notion that COVID-19 is an equal opportunity killer has crumbled. The health and economic fallout from the crisis has disproportionately hit lower-income areas and communities of color. Nowhere...