February 5, 2021
In states like Illinois and New Mexico, where vaccinating prisoners and corrections staff has been prioritized, many citizens have expressed outrage.
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As the COVID vaccine rollout gets underway, different states are taking drastically different measures to vaccinate incarcerated Americans.
The CDC recommends prison or jail staff and inmates should be vaccinated after front-line health care workers and long-term care residents, but before the general public.
In states like Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico, where vaccinating prisoners and corrections staff has been prioritized, many citizens have expressed outrage.
In Chicago, a retired local judge wrote, Adults with high-risk medical conditions should not have to wait in line behind criminals.