Research Shows Nationwide Failure to Release People From Prison to Prevent Spread of COVID-19: Vera Institute of Justice
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
NEW YORK, May 15 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following news release:
Our nation's apathy towards ending mass incarceration and negligence towards the health and safety of people who live and work in the justice system has led to a crisis: prisons have now become the largest sources of coronavirus outbreaks in the country. The need to safely release people back into their communities is more urgent than ever. Up-to-date information about who remains in U.S. prisons cl . . .
Our nation's apathy towards ending mass incarceration and negligence towards the health and safety of people who live and work in the justice system has led to a crisis: prisons have now become the largest sources of coronavirus outbreaks in the country. The need to safely release people back into their communities is more urgent than ever. Up-to-date information about who remains in U.S. prisons cl . . .