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PUBLISHED 8:10 PM ET Jul. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:10 PM EDT Jul. 02, 2021 SHARE Barbeques, care packages and conjugal visits are being offered as incentives to incarcerated individuals to boost the COVID-19 vaccination rate in prisons. Right now, only about 45% of those incarcerated have received the vaccine so far, compared to the rest of the state, which has a vaccination rate of over 70%. In an internal memo obtained by Spectrum News 1 and first reported by the New York Post, the acting commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced the details of this vaccine incentive program. But Mike Powers, president of the union that represents correctional officers, NYSCOPBA, says while they have nothing against creating a safer work environment, these correctional officers have been on the front lines during the pandemic and should be included in an ....
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