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What Happens When the Crisis of the American Prison System Meets The Coronavirus Pandemic?

While the country was in a state of crisis with growing coronavirus cases many were quick to forget those in this country that do not have the option of staying home.There are people who are not allowed to go home because they are locked up in prison. These people were at the mercy of the prisons to protect them from coronavirus. The US prison population includes 2,193,798 people currently and there have been 78,526 cases of coronavirus in US prisons since the start of the virus until July 28th.  Continue Reading