Wisconsin s 20K prisoners could soon receive COVID-19 vaccine
Wisconsin s 20,000 prisoners could soon start to receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots.
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin s 20,000 prisoners could soon start to receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots. More than half of the Wisconsin prison system has contracted COVID, said Peggy West-Schroder of Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO).
Peggy West-Schroder
West-Schroder advocates for people affected by the prison system. She said the move would be a first step in providing incarcerated individuals protection from the coronavirus. It is something West-Schroder says has been lacking since the pandemic began. These are human beings. And they’re human beings that are being kept in quarters that make them highly susceptible to catch a disease that could kill them, West-Schroder said.