California Begins Vaccinating Inmates, but Not at Its Hardest-Hit Prisons
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Jan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ETJan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ET
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Elected officials, prison rights advocates and inmates’ family members protested for better conditions outside San Quentin State Prison in July. Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York Times
California’s prison system, which has been exceptionally hard-hit by the coronavirus, has started vaccinating some inmates — but none so far at the 25 prisons that have been most overwhelmed by infections, including San Quentin, Avenal State Prison and the California Institution for Men.