Solitary Confinement Condemns Many Prisoners to Long-Term Health Issues
ATLANTA — Sometimes, Pamela Winn isn’t sure how to connect with people, even those she loves, like her 9-month-old granddaughter.
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States Pull Back on Covid Data Even Amid Delta Surge
Two state government websites in Georgia recently stopped posting updates on covid-19 cases in prisons and long-term care facilities, just
Read MoreMost Inmates Have Had Their Covid Shots — But Their Guards Likely Haven’t
When the number of covid-19 cases among inmates in Pennsylvania state prisons last fall topped 1,000 and staff cases hovered
Read MoreSome County Jail Inmates See Vaccination as Ticket to a Better Life — In the State Pen
LOS ANGELES — The inmates huddled near the front or lingered on the bunk beds lining both sides of their
Read MoreInmates’ Distrust of Prison Health Care Fuels Distrust of Covid Vaccines
One November night in a Missouri prison, Charles Graham woke his cellmate of more than a dozen years, Frank Flanders,
Read MoreNew Moms Behind Bars Get Help From Someone Who’s Been There
INDIANAPOLIS — Nine years ago, Nina Porter gave birth in a hospital bed with one of her ankles chained to
Read MoreEfforts to Keep COVID-19 out of Prisons Fuel Outbreaks in County Jails
When Joshua Martz tested positive for COVID-19 this summer in a Montana jail, guards moved him and nine other inmates
Read MoreReaders and Tweeters Grapple With COVID Therapies and Forecasts
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Read MoreCOVID Runs Amok in 3 Detroit-Area Jails, Killing At Least 2 Doctors
When Diana Trueblood visited the Wayne County Jail’s medical unit in Detroit in early March, she encountered a gentle and
Read MoreCOVID Cuts A Lethal Path Through San Quentin’s Death Row
The old men live in cramped spaces and breathe the same ventilated air. Many are frail, laboring with heart disease,
Read MoreCalifornia Prisons Are COVID Hotbeds Despite Billions Spent On Inmate Health
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). From Corcoran and Avenal state prisons in the arid
Read MoreAs COVID Cuts Deadly Path Through Indiana Prisons, Inmates Say Symptoms Ignored
Scottie Edwards died of COVID-19 just weeks before he would have gotten out of the Westville Correctional Facility in Indiana.
Read MoreUnder COVID Cloud, Prisons In Rural America Threaten To Choke Rural Hospitals
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). As the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Montana, it spread
Read MoreJails And Prisons Spring Thousands To Prevent Coronavirus Outbreaks
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Terry Smith, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran with PTSD, multiple
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