Pa. prisoner on COVID crisis – Guards were the transmitters

Pa. prisoner on COVID crisis – Guards were the transmitters
Since Workers World received this letter, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has confirmed nearly 7,000 cases of COVID-19 among prisoners and over 2,500 among staff, who are not subject to mandatory testing. Many prisoners who report COVID-19 symptoms have been placed in restricted housing units, reviled as “the hole.” Prisoners faced with the psychological torture of solitary confinement are less likely to report when they are sick, allowing for further spread of COVID-19.
Reports of deaths from COVID in Pennsylvania prisons vary widely —
from 49 to over 65. It is difficult to verify since the PA DOC will only release the name of the first incarcerated person to die in each prison. In many cases, family members are not even being notified.  

Related Keywords

Pennsylvania ,United States ,Marienville ,Miley Selena Fletcher ,John Wetzel ,Correctional Institution ,Pennsylvania Department Of Corrections ,Workers World ,Pennsylvania Department ,State Correctional Institution ,Corrections Secretary ,Corrections John ,பென்சில்வேனியா ,ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் ,மரியென்வில்லே ,மைலி செலினா பிளெட்சர் ,ஜான் ஈரமான ,திருத்தம் நிறுவனம் ,பென்சில்வேனியா துறை ஆஃப் திருத்தங்கள் ,தொழிலாளர்கள் உலகம் ,பென்சில்வேனியா துறை ,நிலை திருத்தம் நிறுவனம் ,திருத்தங்கள் செயலாளர் ,திருத்தங்கள் ஜான் ,