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Inmate Transfer in Calif. Unleashed ‘Public Health Disaster': Report
The report provided new details on last spring’s catastrophic decision to move inmates from the California Institution for Men east of Los Angeles to San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco. The inmates were put onto buses for the more than 400-mile (680 kilometer) trip and the tight quarters increased the risk of infections spreading.
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1 in 5 Prisoners in the US Has Had COVID-19; 1,700 Have Died
One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population.
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Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons
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How Felony Disenfranchisement Affects Everyone—Not Just Former Felons
In many states across the country, people with felony convictions are prohibited from voting, or only allowed to vote under certain conditions, even after they’ve served their sentence. Jay Jordan, who served time in prison as a young man and is currently the Director for Californians for Safety and Justice, explains how limiting their rights hurts more than just former...
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How the Coronavirus is Exposing Deeper Problems in the American Prison System
Since coronavirus entered the U.S., nearly 16,000 have fallen ill of COVID-19 and 134 have died. That number does not include people incarcerated in state prisons across the U.S. The Marshall Project’s criminal justice reporter Keri Blakinger explains why the general public should care about protecting people in prisons.
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California's Prison Chief is Retiring Amid Virus, Protest Pressure
California’s corrections secretary is retiring after two years in a job that Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said involved “unparalleled challenges” — most recently coronavirus outbreaks that swept state prisons and led to calls for new leadership amid increasing social pressure to ease mass incarceration. Ralph Diaz will retire Oct. 1 after 30 years with the California Department of Corrections…
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US Prison Populations Down 8% Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
There has been a major drop in the number of people behind bars in the U.S. An analysis by The Marshall Project and The Associated Press found that between March and June, more than 100,000 people were released from state and federal prisons.
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Crime Doesn't Pay But Prison Does, Even During a Pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic decimates many companies, big business that has become synonymous with the world’s largest prison system continues to make money