We look at the life and legacy of Colin Powell, who is best known for giving false testimony to the U.N. Security Council in 2003 about nonexistent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, paving the way for the U.S. invasion and occupation that would kill over 1 million Iraqis. Powell, who was the firs.
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The prison’s handling of the pandemic has given him another reason not to trust the prison or the medical staff, he said. Still, London says he is eager for the coronavirus vaccine. He is scared of dying in prison.
“Since the onset of this pandemic I have feared for my health and safety,” he said.
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In roughly 35 states, people in prison could be among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine. So far, roughly 63,000 incarcerated people across the country have been immunized, according to data compiled by the Marshall Project and the Associated Press.
The Marshall Project surveyed incarcerated people in state and federal prisons In January and February to understand attitudes toward vaccination. The majority of the roughly 136 respondents said they would get vaccinated when they can. Even wary prisoners were open to vaccination, the Marshall Project survey showed. Most respondents said they’d get vaccinated if their question