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St. Louis prison uprising reminds us inmates are being punished during a pandemic OPINION: The impact of COVID-19 in America s prisons is yet another manifestation of state-sanctioned violence against Black people in the United States (Photo: KDSK News/Scott Olson/Getty Images) As the United States approaches a milestone of 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the pandemic has both revealed and deepened longstanding policy challenges tied to issues of race and identity. What was initially viewed as a health anomaly rapidly escalated broader discussions of barriers to equity in health, public education, economic stability, governance, and access to justice. This is especially true for the nearly 2.2 million people behind bars in this country and the over 420,000 correctional officers who staff them. 

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