Covid 19 coronavirus: 1 in 5 US prisoners test positive, 1700 have died
18 Dec, 2020 09:12 PM
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One in five prisoners in the US has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general population. Photo / AP
One in five prisoners in the US has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general population. Photo / AP
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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.
Dec 19, 2020
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 August.
1 in 5 prisoners in the U.S. has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2020, file photo, family members of inmates incarcerated in the Utah Department of Corrections prison system hold candles and say a prayer following a rally outside the Department of Corrections office in Draper, Utah.Steve Griffin/The Deseret News via AP, File
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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.
1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19; 1,700 have died
Beth Schwartzapfel And Katie Park Of The Marshall Project And Andrew Demillo Of The Associated Press
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This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and The Marshall Project exploring the state of the prison system in the coronavirus pandemic.
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.