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One in 5 Inmates in U.S. Has Had Coronavirus: AP
Twenty percent of state and federal prisoners have tested positive for coronavirus — four times the national rate — according…
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Jails, Prisons Struggle with Spread of Coronavirus
As COVID-19 continues to spread globally and the U.S. has now become the first country to top 100,000 cases, prisons…
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For Mentally Ill Inmates, a Cycle of Jail and Hospitals
(New York Times) – It was not a particularly violent crime that sent Michael Megginson to Rikers Island. He was arrested…
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If You Die Poor or Alone in New York City, You’ll Be Buried by Prisoners in a Mass Grave
(The Nation) – We all die alone. But some of us die even more alone than others. In New…
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Warning Signs Overlooked in Hiring for New York City Jails
(New York Times) – A recent applicant for a job as a correction officer at New York City jails had…
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NYC Jail Guards Use of Force a Record in 2014
JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City jail guards reported more use of force against inmates…
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Hip Hop Corner: Breaking the Chains
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York is in the news against, this time…
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Death of NYC Inmate in Overheated Cell Probed
JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are probing how a mentally ill, homeless New York City veteran…
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