Vital Strategies: State and Local Government Stakeholders Need to Take Decisive Action to Decarcerate in Response to COVID-19
April 07, 2020
April 07, 2020
NEW YORK, April 7 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release:
As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in prisons and jails continues to rise, Vital Strategies, a global health organization, is adding its voice to the growing movement of criminal justice and public health advocates calling on city and state governments to decarcerate to save lives. The organization warns that without widespread release of people who don't need to be behind bars or are incarcerated for . . .
As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in prisons and jails continues to rise, Vital Strategies, a global health organization, is adding its voice to the growing movement of criminal justice and public health advocates calling on city and state governments to decarcerate to save lives. The organization warns that without widespread release of people who don't need to be behind bars or are incarcerated for . . .