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1 in 5 American prisoners has had COVID-19; 1,700 have died

1 in 5 American prisoners has had COVID-19; 1,700 have died By Beth Schwartzapeel, Katie Park and Andrew Demillo Published  article A fence surrounds the Cook County jail complex on April 09, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project. As the pandemic enters its 10th month and as the first Americans begin to receive a long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine at least 275,000 prisoners have been infected, more than 1,700 have died and the spread of the virus behind bars shows no sign of slowing. New cases in prisons this week reached their highest level since testing began in the spring, far outstripping previous peaks in April and

1 in 5 prisoners in the U S has had COVID-19; 1,700 have died

Beth Schwartzapfel and Katie Park of The Marshall Project and Andrew DeMillo of the Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project.  As the pandemic enters its 10th month and as the first Americans begin to receive a long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine at least 275,000 prisoners have been infected, more than 1,700 have died and the spread of the virus behind bars shows no sign of slowing.

20 percent of US prisoners infected with COVID-19: research

20 percent of US prisoners infected with COVID-19: research John Bowden © Getty Images 20 percent of US prisoners infected with COVID-19: research Roughly 20 percent of all state and federal prison inmates in the U.S. have or previously contracted COVID-19, an investigation from The Associated Press and the Marshall Project found. More than 275,000 inmates serving sentences for various offenses across the country have contracted the virus since the beginning of 2020, the investigation found, and more than 17,000 have died as a result of the virus and lack of access to basic medical care. Federal officials with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons did not immediately return a request for comment from The Hill on the investigation s findings. Some recently incarcerated Americans told journalists over the course of the investigation that they witnessed inmates in medical distress in common areas of prison facilities.

As pandemic rages on, analysis finds 1 in 5 people in U S prisons infected with COVID

comments This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to republish and share widely. Amid swelling calls to reduce the nation s incarceration rates in light of the ongoing pandemic, The Marshall Project and  The Associated Press released a new analysis Friday finding that one in five state and federal prisoners has tested positive for COVID-19. That rate is more than four times as high as the general population, the analysis noted. More than 1,700 prisoners have died from the virus, the data also showed. Advertisement: The figures are based on data collected weekly in prisons since March, and account for cases and deaths as of Tuesday. The Marshall Project and

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