More and More People in Jails and Prisons Are Dying of COVID-19 2020-05-05

The Takeaway

More and More People in Jails and Prisons Are Dying of COVID-19

Testing in facilities is inconsistent around the country. But the majority of those tested are positive for the virus.

Private Prison Company’s Special Operations Unit Pepper Sprayed Immigrant Detainees. They Joked About it Online.

The immigrant detainees were pepper-sprayed twice in a two-week timespan amid the pandemic.

What U.S. States Can Learn from Georgia’s Reopening

More and more states are relaxing measures put in place because of COVID-19. 

Keep or Ditch: How Our Lives Will Change After COVID-19

Shaking hands? Canceled.  

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