COVID-19 and Prison Resources
Provided by Documenting Criminalization and Confinement, a research initiative of the University of Michigan Carceral State Project
Compiled by Madeleine Ripple of the Critical Carceral Visualities team
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Prisons and jails have been epicenters for the COVID-19 pandemic. Correctional facilities are large infection clusters. In April 2020, infection rates in Michigan prisons exceeded that in New York and Chicago facilities. In June and July 2020, nearly 3,000 incarcerated individuals tested positive in San Quentin Prison. As of April 2021, 1 in 34 incarcerated people have been infected with COVID-19, which is three times the national infection rate. While COVID-19 persists in correctional facilities, coverage of the pandemic and its impact on the people inside is not always at the forefront of news media. This page is a list of academic, national, and local coverage and databases about the conditions of correctional facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and the responses by authorities and links to COVID-19 data tracking databases for all 50 state and federal department of corrections systems. This page also includes more specific coverage of women's, juvenile, and immigration centers to highlight the unique circumstances of each group.
last updated: 07/08/2021
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Database and Trackers
Database and Trackers
BOP: COVID-19 Update (database)
UCLA Law Builds Databases on Prisons and COVID-19 (database)
COVID Prison Data (database)
Coronavirus Tracker: How Justice Systems Are Responding in Each State (database)
EXPLAINER: PRISONS AND JAILS ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
COVID-19 Infection Tracking in NYC Jails (database)
COVID-19 Crisis: FFJC Policy Recommendations and Policy Tracker (policy database)
COVID-19 Behind Bars (database)
Existing Research on the Risk of COVID-19 for Incarcerated Persons (research database)
COVID-19 Trackers & Useful Resources (tracker database)
Prison Policy Initiative COVID-19 resources (resource page)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons (Wikipedia page)
COVID-19 in Juvenile Facilities (database)
The Coronavirus Response: Spotlight on State & Local Governments (no longer updated after 05/31/2020)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Prisons in the United States, April - June 2020
Resources Compiled Regarding COVID-19 and Vulnerable Populations (resource page)
Criminal justice responses to the coronavirus pandemic (state response database)
The COVID Prison Project (data & policy tracker)
How Prisons in Each State Are Restricting Visits Due to Coronavirus (prison policy tracker)
Tracking COVID-19 in Immigration Detention (dashboard of ICE data)
Impact of COVID-19 on the Immigration System (Immigration System updates, updates weekly)
Criminal Justice Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic (data & response tracker)
Academic & Other Research Publications
Academic & Other Research Publications
What COVID-19 Means for America's Incarcerated Population – And How To Ensure It's Not Left Behind (published 03/10/2020)
Preparedness, prevention and control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention, interim guidance (published 03/15/2020)
Prisons and custodial settings are part of a comprehensive response to COVID-19 (published 03/17/2020)
COVID-19 and immigration detention in the USA: time to act (published 03/21/2020)
The Challenge of Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Correctional Facilities (published 04/07/2020)
COVID-19 Pandemic Poses Challenge for Jails and Prisons (published 04/07/2020)
COVID-19 and the coming epidemic in US immigration detention centres (published 04/15/2020)
COVID-19 and the Correctional Environment: The American Prison as a Focal Point for Public Health (published 04/17/2020)
COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails in the United States (published 04/28/2020)
Prisons are “in no way equipped” to deal with COVID-19 (published 05/02/2020)
The Epidemiological Implications of Incarceration Dynamics in Jails for Community, Corrections Officer, and Incarcerated Population Risks from COVID-19 (published 05/04/2020)
Criminal Justice–Involved Women Navigate COVID-19: Notes From the Field (published 05/08/2020)
Social Distancing and Incarceration: Policy and Management Strategies to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission and Promote Health Equity Through Decarceration (published 05/10/2020)
Letter to the Editor—Behavioral Health Implications of Inmate Release During COVID‐19 (published 05/14/2020)
COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities — United States, February–April 2020 | MMWR (published 05/15/2020)
Modeling COVID-19 and Its Impacts on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Facilities, 2020 (published 05/15/2020)
Undocumented U.S. Immigrants and Covid-19 (published 05/21/2020)
Flattening the Curve for Incarcerated Populations — Covid-19 in Jails and Prisons (published 05/28/2020)
COVID-19 Outbreaks in US Immigrant Detention Centers: The Urgent Need to Adopt CDC Guidelines for Prevention and Evaluation (published 05/31/2020)
Youth Probation in the time of COVID-19 (published 06/01/2020)
Incarceration Weakens a Community's Immune System: Mass Incarceration and COVID-19 Cases in Milwaukee (published 06/02/2020)
A pandemic in prisons (published 06/02/2020)
COVID-19 Outbreaks at Correctional Facilities Demand a Health Equity Approach to Criminal Justice Reform (published 06/03/2020)
Incarceration And Its Disseminations: COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons From Chicago’s Cook County Jail (published 06/04/2020)
Sick and Shut In: Incarceration During a Public Health Crisis (published 06/08/2020)
Seizing the Moment: Policy Advocacy to End Mass Incarceration in the Time of COVID-19 (published 06/09/2020)
The solitary confinement of incarcerated American youth during COVID-19 (published 06/10/2020)
The perfect storm: COVID-19, mass incarceration and the opioid epidemic (published 06/11/2020)
Views on COVID-19 from Inside Prison: Perspectives of High-security Prisoners (published 06/12/2020)
A Systematic Approach To Mitigate The Spread Of COVID-19 In Immigration Detention Facilities (published 06/17/2020)
Incarceration and Pandemic-Related Restrictions During COVID-19: An Empathic Understanding of Two Worlds (published 06/18/2020)
How COVID-19’s Disruption of the U.S. Correctional System Provides an Opportunity for Decarceration (published 06/19/2020)
COVID-19 in jails and prisons: A neglected infection in a marginalized population (published 06/22/2020)
Leisure Behind Bars: The Realities of COVID-19 for Youth Connected to the Justice System (published 06/24/2020)
Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Incarcerated and Detained Persons in a Correctional and Detention Facility — Louisiana, April–May 2020 | MMWR (published 06/29/2020)
Prisons: Amplifiers of the COVID-19 Pandemic Hiding in Plain Sight (published 07/2020)
COVID-19 Exposes Need for Progressive Criminal Justice Reform (published 07/01/2020)
Federal Detention and "Wild Facts" During the COVID-19 Pandemic (published 07/01/2020)
A call to protect patients, correctional staff and healthcare professionals in jails and prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic (published 07/02/2021)
California’s San Quentin prison declined free coronavirus tests and urgent advice — now it has a massive outbreak (published 07/07/2020)
COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Federal and State Prisons (published 07/08/2020)
Salient target populations and the subcategorization of deviants in the release of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic (published 07/20/2020)
COVID-19 and Youth Impacted by Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice Systems (published 07/22/2020)
Prisons and COVID-19: A Desperate Call for Gerontological Expertise in Correctional Healthcare (published 07/24/2020)
Occupational Health: A Key to the Control of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities (published 07/27/2020)
A COVID-19 crisis in US jails and prisons (published 08/03/2020)
Ethical Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Trials in Correctional Facilities (published 08/17/2020)
Releasing individuals from incarceration during COVID-19: Pandemic-related challenges and recommendations for promoting successful reentry (published 08/17/2020)
Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Incarcerated Individuals and Staff in Massachusetts Jails and Prisons (published 08/21/2020)
Mass Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in 16 Prisons and Jails — Six Jurisdictions, United States, April–May 2020 (published 08/21/2020)
Notes from the Field: COVID-19 Prevention Practices in State Practices — Puerto Rico, 2020 (published 08/21/2020)
Update to Amnesty International Report on COVID-19 in US Immigration Detention (August 2020) (published 09/01/2020)
COVID-19 Exposes a Broken Prison System (published 09/01/2020)
Medical Isolation and Solitary Confinement: Balancing Health and Humanity in US Jails and Prisons During COVID-19 (published 09/01/2020)
Estimation of COVID-19 Basic Reproduction Ratio in a Large Urban Jail in the United States (published 09/09/2020)
Policy Considerations for Persons Who Are Incarcerated and Hospitalized with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (published 09/09/2020)
COVID-19: The Additional Sentence for the Incarcerated (published 09/12/2020)
Approaches to Reducing Risk of COVID-19 Infections in Prisons and Immigration Detention Centers: A Commentary (published 09/18/2020)
Older Adults Post-Incarceration: Restructuring Long-term Services and Supports in the Time of COVID-19 (published 09/29/2020)
Decarceration and community re-entry in the COVID-19 era (published 09/29/2020)
COVID-19: The Additional Sentence for the Incarcerated (published 09/30/2020)
COVID-19 health equity initiatives: Michigan Public Health Institute
Dying Without COVID-19 (published 10/01/2020)
COVID-19 and mass incarceration: a call for urgent action (published 10/09/2020)
Decarcerating Correctional Facilities during COVID-19 (published 10/20/2020)
Adaptations to COVID-19 in Community Corrections Agencies across the United States (published 10/21/2020)
A Case Study of the Westchester County New York’s Jail Response to COVID-19: Controlling COVID while Balancing Service Needs for the Incarcerated-A National Model for Jails (published 10/21/2020)
United States Bureau of Prisons' Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (published 10/22/2020)
Institutional Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in American Prisons (published 10/22/2020)
National Academies Report Urges Reducing Inmate Population to Curb COVID-19 in Prisons, Jails (published 10/27/2020)
COVID-19 Testing and Cases in Immigration Detention Centers, April-August 2020 (published 10/29/2020)
COVID-19 in a Correctional Facility Employee Following Multiple Brief Exposures to Persons with COVID-19 – Vermont, July-August 2020 (published 10/30/2020)
COVID-19 highlights the pitfalls of reliance on the carceral system as a response to addiction (published 11/04/2020)
Network Characteristics and Visualization of COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Detention Facility in the United States — Cook County, Illinois, 2020 (published 11/06/2020)
Covid-19 Vaccine Trials and Incarcerated People – The Ethics of Inclusion (published 11/12/2020)
COVID-19 cases and testing in 53 prison systems (published 11/12/2020)
Jails in the Time of Coronavirus (published 11/15/2020)
COVID-19, Decarceration, and the Role of Clinicians, Health Systems, and Payers, A Report From the National Academty of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (published 11/16/2020)
Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Centers Requires the Release of Detainees (published 11/19/2020)
Experts call to include prisons in COVID-19 vaccine plans (published 12/12/2020)
COVID-19 and the Injustice System: Reshaping Clinical Practice for Children and Families Impacted by Hyper-Incarceration (published 12/13/2020)
Prison Population Reductions and COVID-19: A Latent Profile Analysis Synthesizing Recent Evidence From the Texas State Prison System (published 12/18/2020)
Prioritizing incarcerated populations for COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine trials (published 12/23/2020)
COVID-19 and Youth in Detention (published 12/25/2020)
Vaccinating Detained Migrants against SARS-CoV-2 — Preventing Another Tragedy (published 12/30/2020)
Do Prisoners' Lives Matter? Examining the Intersection of Punitive Policies, Racial Disparities and COVID-19 as State Organized Race Crime (published 2021)
Considering the impact of COVID-19 on suicide risk among individuals in prison and during reentry (published 01/04/2021)
Youth (in)justice and the COVID-19 pandemic: rethinking incarceration through a public health lens (published 01/05/2021)
Mental Health Services in a U.S. Prison During the COVID-19 Pandemic (published 01/05/2021)
The US Must Prioritize Vaccination Distribution To Undocumented Immigrants And Immigrants in Detention Centers (published 01/11/2021)
Prisoner's Dilemma: Ethical questions and mental health concerns about the COVID-19 vaccination and people living in detention (published 01/12/2021)
The Contribution of Prisons and Jails to US Racial Disparities During COVID-19 (published 01/13/2021)
Benefits of COVID-19 viral screening of formerly incarcerated individuals during community reentry (published 01/14/2021)
COVID-19 and prison policies related to communication with family members (published 01/28/2021)
COVID-19 and pregnancy care for incarcerated women (published 02/13/2021)
COVID-19 Cases Among Employees of U.S. Federal State Prisons (published 02/22/2021)
COVID-19 Case and Mortality Rates in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (published 02/25/2021)
Effect of COVID-19 on Indiana Jail Populations & Operations (published 03/2021)
Vaccination plus Decarceration — Stopping Covid-19 in Jails and Prisons (published 03/03/2021)
Risk of Poor Outcomes with COVID-19 Among U.S. Detained Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study (published 03/04/2021)
Compounding Racialized Vulnerability: COVID-19 in Prisons, Jails, and Migrant Detention Centers (published 03/19/2021)
Does a Public Health Crisis Justify More Research with Incarcerated People? (published 03/23/2021)
Incarcerated individuals' experiences of COVID-19 in the United States (published 03/24/2021)
Early vaccination of prisoners and prison staff is important to reduce mortality and protect the rights of prisoners (published 03/25/2021)
Toward a critical race analysis of the COVID-19 crisis in US carceral institutions (published 03/27/2021)
Outbreak of COVID-19 and Interventions in a Large Jail – Cook County, IL, United States, 2020 (published 04/01/2021)
Rapid Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in a State Prison After Introduction by Newly Transferred Incarcerated Persons – Wisconsin, August 12-October 22, 2020 (published 04/02/2021)
Community-Associated Outbreak of COVID-19 in a Correctional Facility – Utah, September 2020-January 2021 (published 04/02/2021)
Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccination Among Incarcerated or Detained Persons in Correctional and Detention Facilities – Four States, September-December 2020 (published 04/02/2021)
Migrant Detention and COVID-19: Pandemic Responses in Four New Jersey Detention Centers (published 04/05/2021)
Incarcerated people should be prioritised for covid-19 vaccination (published 04/07/2021)
Incarceration as a Fundamental Social Cause of Health Inequalities: Jails, Prisons and Vulnerability to COVID-19 (published 04/08/2021)
Uneven Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccinations In United States Prisons (published 04/15/2021)
The Pandemic Gender Gap Behind Bars: Meeting the Needs of Women in Custody During COVID-19 and Planning for the Future (published 04/24/2021)
COVID-19—The Case for Rethinking Health and Human Rights in Prisons (published 05/05/2021)
Why we vaccinate incarcerated people first (published 05/06/2021)
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among women leaving jails: A qualitative study (published 05/11/2021)
Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance in California State Prisons (published 05/12/2021)
Carceral-community epidemiology, structural racism, and COVID-19 disparities (published 05/25/2021)
Early release from prison in time of COVID-19: Determinants of unfavourable decisions towards Black prisoners (published 05/27/2021)
COVID-19, Decarceration, And Bending The Arc of Justice—The Promise of Medical-Legal Partnerships (published 05/28/2021)
Risk of COVID-19 infection among prison staff in the United States (published 06/02/2021)
The Gendered Path for Girls in Rural Communities: The Impact of COVID-19 on Youth Presenting at Juvenile Detention Facilities (published 06/04/2021)
The Novel Coronavirus and Enforcement of the New Separate System in Prisons (published 06/09/2021)
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Prison after Vaccination (published 07/07/2021)
National & State Coverage
National & State Coverage
Opinion | An Epicenter of the Pandemic Will Be Jails and Prisons, if Inaction Continues (published 03/16/2020)
The Incarcerated Person Who Knows How Bad It Could Get (published 03/19/2020)
This Chart Shows Why The Prison Population Is So Vulnerable to COVID-19 (published 03/19/2020)
Coronavirus risk looms large for America’s elderly and sick prison population (published 03/20/2020)
Covid-19 Poses a Heightened Threat in Jails and Prisons (published 03/24/2020)
“It Spreads Like Wildfire”: The Coronavirus Comes to New York’s Prisons (published 03/24/2020)
Correctional Facilities In The Shadow Of COVID-19: Unique Challenges And Proposed Solutions (published 03/26/2020)
Reducing Jail and Prison Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (published 03/27/2020)
‘Jails Are Petri Dishes’: Inmates Freed as the Virus Spreads Behind Bars (published 03/30/2020)
Opinion | To flatten the curve, free some prisoners. Please. (published 03/31/2020)
Families of Sick Prisoners Plead for Compassionate Release as Coronavirus Spreads Behind Bars in Texas (published 03/31/2020)
Why some states are releasing prisoners during the coronavirus pandemic (published 04/03/2020)
Since you asked: Is social distancing possible behind bars? (published 04/03/2020)
Oregon Inmates Sue Department Of Corrections Over COVID Response (published 04/06/2020)
Inmates, Staff On Edge As COVID-19 Spreads Through Federal Prisons (published 04/06/2020)
The coronavirus crisis among incarcerated people in New York claims its second fatality. (published 04/07/2020)
Woman voices concerns over jail health conditions as COVID-19 continues to spread (published 04/08/2020)
At A New York Prison, Social Distancing 'Is Impossible,' Inmate Says (published 04/09/2020)
Coronavirus: Inmates, families fearful of COVID-19 hitting South Dakota prisons (published 04/10/2020)
Chicago's Jail Is the Biggest Single Site of COVID-19 Infections. A Judge Denied Inmates' Pleas for Release. (published 04/10/2020)
As COVID-19 cases in FL prisons rise, inmates to make masks (published 04/12/2020)
Chicago's Cook County Jail battles huge coronavirus outbreak (published 04/13/2020)
Protecting Decarcerated Populations In The Era of COVID-19: Priorities For Emergency Discharge Planning (published 04/13/2020)
Opinion | Save a Life From Coronavirus: Bail Someone Out of Jail Today (published 04/14/2020)
Feel Like You’re in Prison? These Trainers Actually Were (published 04/14/2020)
HIV Prison Activists Are Leading a Freedom Movement in the Face of COVID-19 (published 04/14/2020)
Greg Abbott’s Power Grab on Bail Reform (published 04/14/2020)
From Jail to the Streets: One Texan’s Story During COVID-19 (published 04/15/2020)
Cases surge in an Ohio prison, making it a top U.S. hot spot. (published 04/20/2020)
Marion prison is one of the nation's largest sources of COVID-19 infections (published 04/21/2020)
With "aggressive" testing, coronavirus cases spike at Ohio prisons (published 04/21/2020)
New Model Shows Reducing Jail Population will Lower COVID-19 Death Toll for All of Us (published 04/22/2020)
Deaths of two longtime TDCJ employees linked to coronavirus (published 04/22/2020)
Opinion | No One Deserves to Die of Covid-19 in Jail (published 04/23/2020)
Prisons Doing Mass Testing For COVID-19 Find Rampant Infections (published 04/24/2020)
'A Ticking Time Bomb': Advocates Warn COVID-19 Is Spreading Rapidly Behind Bars (published 04/28/2020)
No phone or email for nearly 4,000 inmates at three federal prisons in effort to fight virus (published 05/01/2020)
The Case for Prison Abolition: Ruth Wilson Gilmore on COVID-19, Racial Capitalism & Decarceration (published 05/05/2020)
CDC report details extent of coronavirus outbreaks in U.S. jails and prisons (published 05/06/2020)
Texas Health Officials Undercount COVID-19 Cases by Excluding Some Prisoners Who Tested Positive (published 05/07/2020)
Louisiana Inmate Dies From COVID-19 Just 2 Days After Scheduled Release (published 05/12/2020)
COVID-19 in prisons — a ticking time bomb (published 05/13/2020)
While jails drastically cut populations, state prisons have released almost no one (published 05/14/2020)
Inside New York's notorious Rikers Island jails, 'the epicenter of the epicenter' of the coronavirus pandemic (published 05/16/2020)
A coronavirus outbreak in jails or prisons could turn into a nightmare (published 05/17/2020)
Will the Coronavirus Make Us Rethink Mass Incarceration? (published 05/18/2020)
We Have No Idea How Many People in Prison Actually Have COVID-19 (published 05/18/2020)
Inmates share what life is like inside prison during the coronavirus pandemic (published 05/20/2020)
How To Hide a COVID-19 Hotspot? Pretend Prisoners Don’t Exist (published 05/27/2020)
In Prison, Even Social Distancing Rules Get Weaponized (published 05/28/2020)
US Prisons Respond To Coronavirus With More Solitary Confinement (published 06/15/2020)
Coronavirus Cases Rise Sharply in Prisons Even as They Plateau Nationwide (published 06/16/2020)
“I Begged Them To Let Me Die”: How Federal Prisons Became Coronavirus Death Traps. (published 06/18/2020)
Inside the U.S.’s Largest Maximum-Security Prison, COVID-19 Raged. Outside, Officials Called Their Fight a Success. (published 06/24/2020)
Failing Grades: States' Responses to COVID-19 in Jails & Prisons (published 06/25/2020)
How U.S. Prisons Became Ground Zero for Covid-19 (published 06/25/2020)
Health Officials Alarmed By COVID-19 Outbreak At San Quentin Prison (published 06/27/2020)
San Quentin Prison Was Free of the Virus. One Decision Fueled an Outbreak. (published 06/30/2020)
Voices From Solitary: Postcards From a Prison Pandemic (published 07/01/2020)
How COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Threatens Nearby Communities (published 07/01/2020)
'Historic health screw-up': what you need to know about the Covid-19 crisis in California prisons (published 07/03/2020)
U.S. Prison Inmate Coronavirus Cases Soar Past 50,000 (published 07/03/2020)
A look at how COVID-19 kills Florida prisoners (published 07/06/2020)
Coronavirus inside prisons doesn't just affect inmates. It affects communities of color (published 07/08/2020)
US prison inmates among those hit hard with COVID-19 (published 07/09/2020)
Freed From Prison, Dead from COVID-19, Not Even Counted (published 07/10/2020)
Criminal justice responses to the coronavirus pandemic (updated 07/14/2020)
Bureau Of Prisons Using Solitary Confinement As A Means To Curb Covid-19 Contagion (published 07/16/2020)
At least 84 Texas prisoners have died after contracting the coronavirus (published 07/17/2020)
They're scared': A look inside the COVID-19 crisis in Arizona prisons (published 07/17/2020)
Oregon's Prisons Struggle With COVID-19 And Its Impact On People Behind Bars (published 07/20/2020)
Prison officials turned down free COVID-19 testing for San Quentin (published 07/22/2020)
Coronavirus Has Raged Inside American Prisons At A Higher Rate Than Rest Of Nation (published 07/23/2020)
Growing Inmate Numbers Fuel COVID-19 Concerns In Montana's Already Crowded Jails (published 07/24/2020)
ACLU: Decarceration and Crime During COVID-19 (published 07/27/2020)
Florida prison COVID spike: 'They are just issuing death sentences' (published 07/27/2020)
Office Of Inspector General Critical Of Bureau Of Prisons Response To Covid-19 (published 07/27/2020)
Federal prisons reach grim milestone: 100 inmate deaths from coronavirus (published 07/28/2020)
COVID-19: Idaho prison continue tests, 11 dead reported Monday (published 07/28/2020)
Testing reveals coronavirus cases in Alaska’s prisons and jails but no clusters yet, officials say (published 07/28/2020)
COVID-19 Continues To Spread In At Least Two New York State Prisons (published 07/28/2020)
'I'm going to die': What it's like inside a federal prison where 70% have coronavirus (published 07/28/2020)
Federal inmates settle lawsuit over coronavirus precautions – Boston News, Weather, Sports (published 07/28/2020)
Experts discuss how COVID-19 spreads through prisons to nearby communities (published 07/29/2020)
About 20% of N.J. Prisoners Could Be Freed to Avoid Virus (published 07/30/2020)
Coronavirus cases, deaths at San Quentin prison blamed on mismanagement (published 07/30/2020)
Covid-19 Is Turning Prison Terms into Death Sentences (published 07/31/2020)
'It's hell living there': Texas inmates say they are battling COVID-19 in prisons with no A/C (published 07/31/2020)
People fear California prisoners could spread COVID-19 (published 07/31/2020)
From Chillicothe to Pacific, COVID-19 spreads like wildfire through Missouri prisons (published 08/01/2020)
Frail inmates could be sent home to prevent the spread of covid-19. Instead, some are dying in federal prisons. (published 08/03/2020)
Harvard study links jailing practices to COVID-19 spread (published 08/03/2020)
Jails can spread coronavirus to nearby communities, study finds (published 08/04/2020)
New York prisons are resuming visitations amid COVID. These are the rules. (published 08/05/2020)
As Bureau of Prisons Enters “Phase 9” Of COVID-19 Plan, BOP Staff Wonder If There Is A Real Plan (published 08/07/2020)
Senators Push for Free Prison Calls in Next Coronavirus Bill (published 08/07/2020)
The only Texas prison reporting zero coronavirus cases is where inmates make soap. But that’s not what’s credited with protecting it. (published 08/07/2020)
Coronavirus outbreak at Seagoville Texas prison is worst in federal system (published 08/08/2020)
Prison deaths from COVID-19: How many staff, inmates have died in the Fresno region? (published 08/08/2020)
COVID cases climb in Ohio prisons - News (published 08/09/2020)
As coronavirus spreads in Washington’s prisons, here’s what a state watchdog says needs to change (published 08/10/2020)
COVID Has Reduced Prison Populations Around the World—Creating a Rare Chance to Fix the System (published 08/10/2020)
Durham County reports 8 inmates test positive for COVID-19 (published 08/10/2020)
Gov. Justice calls for retesting at W.Va. prisons and jails after COVID-19 outbreak (published 08/10/2020)
San Quentin COVID-19 disaster shows 'herd immunity' challenge (published 08/11/2020)
10th Delaware prisoner dies from COVID-19, other complications (published 08/11/2020)
Inmate in Jasper County SC prison tests positive for COVID-19 (published 08/11/2020)
Even as NC's COVID numbers stabilize, jail outbreaks spike (published 08/11/2020)
Feds Inspect Coleman Prison Following 2nd Coronavirus Inmate Death (published 08/12/2020)
Greenville County's jail population cut by 1/3 since start of COVID-19 (published 08/12/2020)
Md. senators make 19 recommendations to protect prisoners from COVID-19 (published 08/12/2020)
Opinion: I was freed from prison due to COVID-19 concerns. The governor should release many more. (published 08/12/2020)
COVID-19 is engulfing prisons like San Quentin and it shows how letting the virus spread unchecked may only accelerate the death count and prolong the illness for those who manage to survive it (published 08/12/2020)
Prisons release thousands of inmates, some with coronavirus (published 08/12/2020)
Florida Jails See Spike in COVID Cases; Lawmakers React (published 08/13/2020)
US Marshals Are Transporting Prisoners With COVID (published 08/13/2020)
Seagoville Federal Prison COVID-Cases Fall Drastically, Expert Warns Against New Data as Family Mourns Loss (published 08/14/2020)
Cuban Man Died of Covid-19 in Prison Plagued by Medical Neglect (published 08/14/2020)
Despite Calls To Lower Prison Populations Amid COVID-19, Some Freeze Early Release Programs (published 08/14/2020)
Texas prison system still tops US in virus cases, as deaths and criticism mount (published 08/14/2020)
Inside the Prison Where California’s Coronavirus Outbreak Exploded (published 08/15/2020)
COVID-19 spreads in Big Bend prisons (published 08/16/2020)
Actions taken to stop the spread of COVID-19 inside jails (published 08/17/2020)
Nearly 150 Vermont prisoners in Mississippi have COVID-19 (published 08/18/2020)
Inmate video gives peek inside Alabama prison during quarantine (published 08/18/2020)
Nevada prisons report 3 new inmate COVID-19 cases as testing proceeds (published 08/18/2020)
COVID-19 what’s next: Pandemic challenges Pa prison, jail operations (published 08/18/2020)
'We are not animals': Letter details how Tucson prison became COVID-19 hot spot (published 08/18/2020)
Former inmate speaks out after a COVID-19 outbreak within the prisons (published 08/18/2020)
Mule Creek Sees Its 1st Prisoner Death From Coronavirus (published 08/18/2020)
32 COVID cases at Manchester federal prison; numbers better - ABC 36 News (published 08/18/2020)
At Least 362 Oklahoma Prisoners Infected with COVID-19 (published 08/18/2020)
Outbreak grows in Jacksonville prison (published 08/19/2020)
Mass testing revealed mass outbreaks in North Carolina prisons (published 08/19/2020)
Folsom Prison COVID-19 cases double, now California’s largest active inmate outbreak (published 08/19/2020)
Wastewater from Kentucky prisons will be studied in hopes of fighting coronavirus (published 08/19/2020)
As Covid-19 cases in prisons climb, data on race remain largely obscured (published 08/20/2020)
Auburn Prison COVID-fighting Policies Inconsistent, Deficient, Inmates Say (published 08/20/2020)
COVID-19 cases in Missouri prison system increase 50% in less than a month (published 08/20/2020)
'Severe inhumanity': California prisons overwhelmed by Covid outbreaks and approaching fires (published 08/21/2020)
For the first time in two months, San Quentin prison reports less than 50 active COVID-19 cases (published 08/21/2020)
Why did 77 Ohio prisoners die of COVID-19, but just 10 Pennsylvania inmates? (published 08/21/2020)
Coronavirus Limits California’s Efforts to Fight Fires With Prison Labor (published 08/22/2020)
Former officer at Baker Correctional Institute speaks about COVID outbreak in prison (published 08/22/2020)
Study finds COVID-19 infection rate in Mass. jails, prisons nearly 3 times that of state’s general population (published 08/22/2020)
‘Disgusting policy’: Prisoners’ families must pay for remains after COVID-19 deaths (published 08/24/2020)
Coronavirus: Idaho prisons continue to test for COVID; over 150 cases reported Sunday (published 08/24/2020)
COVID-19 Has Exacerbated the Inequities Inherent in Incarceration (published 08/24/2020)
Smith County COVID-19 cases rise in jail, general population (published 08/25/2020)
Florida Prison Coronavirus Toll Keeps Climbing (published 08/25/2020)
Colorado headed toward settlement in lawsuit over handling coronavirus in state prisons (published 08/25/2020)
Montana Halts Transfers from Two Jails with COVID Outbreaks (published 08/25/2020)
With 811 coronavirus cases in Oregon prisons, Gov. Brown considers new round of inmate commutations (published 08/26/2020)
Hardwired Against Change: Race, Incarceration, and COVID-19 (published 08/26/2020)
U.S. Prison Handling of COVID-19 Called ‘Complete Disaster’ (published 08/26/2020)
'I wasn't sentenced to death': California inmate on Covid-19 in prison (published 08/26/2020)
More Than A Quarter Of Inmates At Green Bay Prison Test Positive For COVID-19 (published 08/26/2020)
North Texas jail under lockdown after COVID-19 outbreak (published 08/26/2020)
Ripple Effect: Behind Bars During COVID (published 08/26/2020)
More US prisoners have died of COVID-19 in recent months than have been executed in the last 20 years (published 08/26/2020)
4th Oregon prison inmate dies of COVID-19 (published 08/26/2020)
COVID-19 Reemerges in Tennessee Prisons (published 08/27/2020)
Prison should not be a COVID-19 death sentence (published 08/27/2020)
AG Won’t Release Information On COVID-19 Outbreak At Hawaii Jail (published 08/27/2020)
COVID-19 risk in prisons raises fears, questions (published 08/27/2020)
San Quentin’s slow recovery from coronavirus outbreak that left two-thirds of prison infected (published 08/28/2020)
Medical Experts Raise Questions About COVID-19 Data from Mass. Jails and Prisons (published 08/31/2020)
TDOC: 1,144 inmates have coronavirus at Tennessee's South Central Correctional Facility (published 08/31/2020)
Protest Held Outside Norco Prison With Over 400 Coronavirus Cases (published 08/31/2020)
Federal prisons resume visitation in October, 7 months after COVID-19 forced suspension (published 09/01/2020)
National Guard helps operate Indiana prison amid COVID-19 (published 09/01/2020)
Prison inmates are twice as likely to die of Covid-19 than those on the outside, new report finds (published 09/03/2020)
Wisconsin Prisons Have a Lower Rate of COVID-19 Cases than Most Neighboring States (published 09/03/2020)
Should COVID-19 vaccine testing be done on prisoners? Some researchers say we should ask them. (published 09/04/2020)
Northern Indiana Prison on Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Outbreak (published 09/09/2020)
Oregon fires: evacuated prisoners sleep on floor in packed COVID-19 hotspot (published 09/10/2020)
Big Spring Federal Prison Has Highest Number of COVID Cases in the Country (published 09/10/2020)
'We Wasn't Sentenced To Die': One Missouri Prison's COVID Outbreak Raises Concerns (published 09/11/2020)
Inmates say the coronavirus has hit Florida's death row, Tommy Zeigler (published 09/11/2020)
Prisons battling COVID-19 face another disease threat this fall (published 09/11/2020)
Sitting ducks: COVID threatens many N.Y. prisoners; why won’t Cuomo grant more clemency? (published 09/12/2020)
Waseca prison fuels jump in regional COVID cases (published 09/12/2020)
2 more inmates die, 400-plus have COVID-19 at Virginia prison (published 09/12/2020)
Judge rules inmate is safer from COVID-19 in prison than at home (published 09/13/2020)
‘Don’t let me die’: Inside the Alabama prison system’s COVID-19 quarantine ward (published 09/13/2020)
For Prisoners in the West, the Virus and the Wildfires are Colliding Threats (published 09/14/2020)
Number of Oklahoma prison inmates dead likely from COVID-19 rises to 4, DOC says (published 09/14/2020)
Hundreds Of Colorado Inmates Have Been Released Early Because Of Coronavirus. This Is One Man’s Story (published 09/14/2020)
COVID-19 Cases Up 70% in State Prisons (published 09/15/2020)
Mass COVID Testing to Take Place at Jails, Prisons Statewide (published 09/15/2020)
Federal prison reports second inmate death due to COVID-19 (published 09/15/2020)
Oklahoma Corrections Department fighting multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 inside prisons (published 09/15/2020)
2 dead of COVID-19 at US prison where executions are scheduled (published 09/15/2020)
COVID-19 prison outbreak is delaying the release of some parolees (published 09/15/2020)
Leavenworth tops all federal prisons in COVID-19 cases (published 09/15/2020)
Woman claims incarcerated brother died of COVID-19 weeks before release from prison (published 09/15/2020)
“They weren’t sentenced to death,” families fear for loved ones in prison with COVID-19 outbreak (published 09/15/2020)
Two More Oklahoma Prisoners Dead After Contracting COVID (published 09/16/2020)
Two Lusignan prisoners test positive for COVID-19 (published 09/16/2020)
Pandemic inspires new push to shrink jails and prisons (published 09/17/2020)
Nearly 1,000 inmates, more than 200 staff in Wisconsin prisons have tested positive for coronavirus (published 09/17/2020)
COVID-19 Outbreak at San Diego Jail Due to Careless Handling of Infected Inmate (published 09/21/2020)
Why COVID-19 remains a concern in prisons and jails (published 09/22/2020)
COVID-19 In State Prisons: 'It's Supposed to be a Work Camp, not a Death Camp' (published 09/23/2020)
Significant COVID-19 outbreak at Waseca federal prison (published 09/23/2020)
Utah State Prison in lockdown after possible COVID-19 transmission (published 09/24/2020)
Some FL prisons will reopen to visitation; inmate COVID-19 death toll reaches 127 (published 09/24/2020)
COVID-19 cases spike at two federal prisons in Minnesota (published 09/24/2020)
5 Utah State Prison inmates test positive for COVID-19 (published 09/26/2020)
Mass Inmate Testing at 3 Hawaii Prisons Negative for COVID (published 09/26/2020)
Efforts to keep virus out of prisons fuel outbreaks in Montana jails (published 09/27/2020)
'You are sentenced to COVID-19': Arizona inmates claim prisons, state not doing enough to protect them (published 09/28/2020)
Prison in Salisbury latest site of COVID-19 outbreak (published 09/28/2020)
Why are Prison Coronavirus Cases Included in Public Metrics? (published 09/28/2020)
Nearly 30% of Idahoans in Arizona prison positive for virus (published 09/28/2020)
Ohio prisons are combating COVID-19 by keeping an eye on wastewater (published 09/29/2020)
With 400+ COVID cases at Kettle Moraine prison, group seeks release (published 09/29/2020)
Efforts to Keep COVID-19 out of Prisons Fuel Outbreaks in County Jails (published 09/29/2020)
Virginia lawmakers warn of 'deteriorating' conditions in two federal prisons as COVID-19 spreads (published 09/29/2020)
Chino men's prison reports 23rd coronavirus-related inmate death (published 09/29/2020)
Inmate at Missouri prison with surge of coronavirus cases dies (published 09/29/2020)
Maine jails didn't require all to wear masks, even after York County outbreak grew (published 09/29/2020)
Federal court orders Texas prison system to provide hand sanitizer for some geriatric inmates during pandemic (published 09/29/2020)
65 people incarcerated in California prisons have now died of coronavirus (published 09/29/2020)
After two sessions, no legislation on prison conditions leaves advocates frustrated (published 09/29/2020)
Miami Correctional inmates, staff recover following COVID outbreak (published 09/29/2020)
Snake River prison sees COVID cases nearly double inn a month, with about 400 cases (published 09/30/2020)
Federal Prisons Will Let Inmates Have Visitors During Pandemic (published 10/01/2020)
Prison Labor is on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic (published 10/05/2020)
COVID-19 cases explode at Utah State Prison in Draper (published 10/06/2020)
California activists rename prisons 'Newsom COVID Death Camps' (published 10/07/2020)
Another Wisconsin prison has massive COVID-19 outbreak; more than 300 cases reported (published 10/07/2020)
Former inmate speaks on COVID-19 while incarcerated at Draper prison (published 10/07/2020)
Inmate at federal prison in Petersburg dies of COVID-19; 21 others are infected (published 10/07/2020)
Thousands of Sick Federal Prisoners Sought Compassionate Release. 98 Percent Were Denied. (published 10/07/2020)
OCCC logs three more COVID inmate infections, state continues mass testing initiative for all prisons (published 10/07/2020)
As outbreaks in prisons grow, Wisconsin DOC continues to withhold COVID-19 death totals (published 10/08/2020)
As a prison officer, I'm afraid of what Covid restrictions are doing to inmates (published 10/08/2020)
Battling COVID-19 in SC prisons with new million dollar system (published 10/08/2020)
1,000 Wisconsin inmates have active COVID-19 cases (published 10/08/2020)
Mass. Public Defenders Call For More COVID Testing In Correctional Facilities After Recent Outbreaks (published 10/08/2020)
'People don't want to die': Kettle Moraine prison outbreak has families and inmates worried after more than 600 test positive for COVID-19 (published 10/09/2020)
COVID has temporarily locked down a state prison, causing a backup of inmates at Philly-area jails (published 10/09/2020)
California kept prison factories open. Inmates worked for pennies an hour as COVID-19 spread (published 10/11/2020)
SC prisons will install air purifiers to limit COVID spread (published 10/11/2020)
Mass testing finds COVID-19 outbreak at Stillwater prison (published 10/11/2020)
With COVID-19 striking 10% of inmates, NC will test all staff at three state prisons (published 10/12/2020)
Confidential COVID-19 outbreak data shows undisclosed incidents at prisons, workplaces, schools across Illinois (published 10/12/2020)
Almost 90 new COVID-19 cases at Fremont County Prison (published 10/13/2020)
Dozens Test Positive for COVID-19 at Hartford Correctional Center (published 10/13/2020)
Bureau of Prisons responds to COVID-19 outbreak at FCI McDowell Federal Facility (published 10/13/2020)
Florida Prisons Reopen For Visitation With Stricter COVID-19 Rules (published 10/12/2020)
Three Wisconsin prisoners died after contracting COVID-19, outbreaks continue at Kettle Moraine and Oshkosh facilities (published 10/12/2020)
Florida prisons chief offers encouragement amid COVID-19 pandemic (published 10/13/2020)
Parson orders investigation into COVID-19 outbreak in veterans homes. What about prisons? (published 10/13/2020)
COVID-19 cases rise at local prisons (published 10/13/2020)
'Concerning:' 3rd Wisconsin prison experiences COVID-19 outbreak (published 10/13/2020)
Inmate pens alarming letter about care at Wisconsin prison with COVID-19 outbreak (published 10/13/2020)
Family members protest after 278 prisoners test positive for coronavirus at Utah prison (published 10/14/2020)
Racine Correctional Institution has more than 120 active COVID-19 cases, yet another prison outbreak in Wisconsin (published 10/14/2020)
Texas Prisons Aren’t Required to Provide Hand Sanitizer for Elderly Inmates (published 10/14/2020)
State prison COVID-19 outbreak fuels Greene County spike (published 10/15/2020)
Advocates say COVID-19 dangers continue to plague state prisons (published 10/15/2020)
Changes ‘Urgently Needed’ on COVID-19 in Prisons, Jails, Experts Say (published 10/15/2020)
Colorado schools, prisons among active COVID-19 outbreaks (published 10/15/2020)
NYSCOPBA wants visitation suspended after uptick in COVID-19 cases in prisons (published 10/15/2020)
Questions brewing over COVID outbreaks in smaller DOC facilities (published 10/15/2020)
COVID-19 cases spiking again in local IDOC facilities (published 10/15/2020)
Rural Jails Reel as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass 8 Million (published 10/16/2020)
SC COVID-19 prison lawsuit alleging unsafe inmate conditions dismissed by judge (published 10/16/2020)
Six inmates at North Country prisons test positive for coronavirus (published 10/19/2020)
Florida state prisons 2nd in nation for inmate COVID deaths (published 10/19/2020)
COVID-19 in Prisons Is Far Worse Than Previously Thought, Data Trackers Say (published 10/20/2020)
Norton facility biggest COVID-19 hotspot in Kan. prison system (published 10/20/2020)
COVID-19 has infected more than 2,900 people in Wisconsin’s prisons. Should certain inmates be released to stop the spread? (published 10/20/2020)
Curbing the spread of COVID-19 in state prisons (published 10/20/2020)
Greene County, Columbia County leaders call out NYS prison system claiming mishandled COVID cases (published 10/20/2020)
Escapee says he fled prison out of COVID-19 fear. Judge says he disrespected the law. (published 10/20/2020)
Prisoner Advocacy Groups Call On Evers To Help Slow COVID-19 Spread In Wisconsin Prisons (published 10/20/2020)
San Quentin must release or transfer half its prisoners because of lack of COVID care, court rules (published 10/21/2020)
COVID clusters behind prison walls ignite spread concerns (published 10/21/2020)
‘Somebody dropped the ball:’ Deaths in prisons continued, even as NC COVID cases stabilized (published 10/21/2020)
Bureau that oversees Waseca prison with alarming COVID-19 rate faces scrutiny (published 10/21/2020)
Covid-19 Surge Strikes Two New York Prisons (published 10/21/2020)
Missouri prisons have had seven COVID-19 associated deaths (published 10/22/2020)
Federal judge questions Wyatt prison officials about coronavirus outbreak as cases spike (published 10/22/2020)
Elmira prison closed to visitors after more than 250 inmates test positive for COVID-19 (published 10/22/2020)
Prisoners are entitled to COVID-19 stimulus funds. It's time to help them get their money. (published 10/22/2020)
1 in 4 state penitentiary inmates has COVID-19, hundreds more cases reported statewide (published 10/22/2020)
Inmates speak up after COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons, jails (published 10/22/2020)
Corrections director says they are managing virus in overcrowded prisons (published 10/22/2020)
Inmate At Terre Haute Prison Says He Nearly Died From COVID-19 (published 10/22/2020)
More than 350 infected at Fremont County prison in second largest COVID outbreak among state inmates (published 10/22/2020)
Lawsuit filed by ACLU-MN to protect people in Minnesota prisons from COVID-19 (published 10/23/2020)
Missouri officials clam up about COVID-19 deaths in prisons (published 10/23/2020)
Group calls for more COVID-19 testing in state’s prisons (published 10/23/2020)
How should California support prisoners released amid COVID-19? (published 10/23/2020)
Families question strict prison visit rules as Florida relaxes other coronavirus restrictions (published 10/23/2020)
Experts: To Protect Public From COVID, Decarcerate (published 10/23/2020)
COVID-19: Two more RICI inmates die due to the virus; death toll at 5 (published 10/23/2020)
Early releases, safety measures help reduce COVID-19 infections in California prisons (published 10/24/2020)
COVID-19 outbreaks at NY prisons lead to renewed calls for clemency (published 10/24/2020)
Alabama prisons complete new batch of COVID-19 testing (published 10/25/2020)
For Prisoners, Pandemic Hits with Greater Force (published 10/25/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak at Elmira prison tops 550 cases. How New York is responding. (published 10/26/2020)
Prison inmate deaths nearing 50 due to COVID-19 (published 10/26/2020)
COVID Precautions Impose Hardship On Pekin Prison Inmates (published 10/26/2020)
Almost half of South Dakota's prison population tests positive for COVID-19 (published 10/27/2020)
A grieving family asks: Why aren't county jails doing more to stop spread of COVID-19? (published 10/27/2020)
NC prison termed "deadliest of all federal facilities" for COVID-19 in new lawsuit (published 10/27/2020)
As COVID cases surge in NY prisons, advocates ask Cuomo to release more inmates (published 10/27/2020)
Inspector says lax COVID-19 enforcement increased virus risk at California prisons (published 10/27/2020)
'I don't want to die in prison:' WI inmate with COVID-19 speaks out (published 10/27/2020)
Hundreds of inmates test positive as COVID-19 rips through New York prison (published 10/28/2020)
4 inmates have died from COVID-19 at East Moline Correctional Canter, out of 29 in state prisons (published 10/28/2020)
Close spaces, personal medical conditions can make inmates vulnerable to COVID-19, studies say (published 10/28/2020)
Memo: COVID-19 positive inmates no longer isolated at Waupun prison (published 10/28/2020)
New COVID-19 outbreaks hit Colorado's jails, prisons (published 10/29/2020)
Lax Masking, Short Quarantines, Ignored Symptoms: Inside a Prison Coronavirus Outbreak in 'Disbeliever Country.' (published 10/29/2020)
ACLU: CT prisons not complying with terms of COVID lawsuit settlement (published 10/29/2020)
Significant spike in COVID-19 cases reported at federal prison in Coleman (published 10/29/2020)
NC state prison inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19 (published 10/29/2020)
200 California inmates with higher COVID-19 risk refuse move to safer cells (published 10/29/2020)
Hutchinson, Norton, Ellsworth prisons continue to battle coronavirus outbreaks (published 10/29/2020)
Freed, then locked in: leaving a California prison amid a pandemic (published 10/29/2020)
State prisons block transfer from jails of sentenced inmates, again (published 10/29/2020)
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Wisconsin prison system; nearly 1,200 active cases (published 10/30/2020)
COVID-19 in Jails: One Broward Inmate's Experience With the Virus (published 10/30/2020)
1,320 Prisoners Around U.S. Have Died From COVID-19 (published 10/30/2020)
Potential transfers out of San Quentin raise dire concerns for inmates (published 10/30/2020)
Five inmates have died from COVID-19 in Wisconsin prisons, Department of Corrections reports (published 10/30/2020)
New Jersey releases more than 2,200 eligible inmates under nation's first public health crisis sentencing law (published 11/04/2020)
Jails & Prisons Among Many Active COVID-19 Outbreak Sites in Colorado (published 11/05/2020)
More COVID-19 Cases In Massachusetts Correctional Facilities (published 11/06/2020)
More Than 8 Percent of State's Prison Population Currently Infected with COVID-19 (published 11/06/2020)
More than 1,100 inmates at Iowa prisons have COVID-19, according to Department of Corrections (published 11/06/2020)
Texas prisons, jails worst COVID-19 hotspots of any in US (published 11/09/2020)
He tried to sue over COVID-19 conditions at his prison. He died before it was filed. (published 11/09/2020)
New COVID-19 Outbreak at MCI-Norfolk Worries Prisoners Advocates (published 11/09/2020)
COVID-19, escapes and boarded-up windows at the Rapid City prison (published 11/09/2020)
Coronavirus outbreak in Alaska's largest prison accelerates (published 11/09/2020)
Incarcerated Texans are dying from COVID-19 at a rate 35% higher than rest of the U.S. prison population, UT study finds (published 11/10/2020)
Tabor City prison inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19 (published 11/10/2020)
Lawmakers have 'grave concerns' over how officials are handling COVID-19 outbreak at N.J. prison (published 11/10/2020)
Family fears for inmates as COVID-19 cases in Kentucky prisons rise (published 11/11/2020)
Delaware prisons to suspend visitation amid spike in COVID-19 cases (published 11/11/2020)
Serious COVID-19 outbreak threatens hundreds at Pa. prison for medically vulnerable (published 11/11/2020)
Baker Defends Prison COVID Politics Amid Calls For More Action (published 11/11/2020)
60% of South Dakota prisoners have contracted COVID (published 11/11/2020)
There is 'no evidence' that transferring sick inmates to N.J. prison led to COVID-19 outbreak, officials say (published 11/11/2020)
Inmates with COVID-19 gives insight from Anamosa State Penitentiary amid outbreak (published 11/11/2020)
COVID-19 cases on the rise behind prison walls, leaving those on the outside frustrated (published 11/11/2020)
Former inmate shares states of COVID-19 in Iowa's prisons (published 11/11/2020)
Study Shows More Centralized, Uniform COVID-19 Response Needed in Prisons and Jails (published 11/11/2020)
80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted for a crime (published 11/12/2020)
COVID outbreak infects 131 inmates in St. Louis prison (published 11/12/2020)
DOC commissioner responds to family members' concerns about COVID spread in prisons (published 11/12/2020)
Pandemic's Deadly Toll Behind Bars Spurs Calls For Change In U.S. Jails And Prisons (published 11/12/2020)
Pennsylvania prisons face a deadly 'full-blown resurgence' of COVID-19 (published 11/12/2020)
Turning Into COVID Nightmares: 'Everyone Looks Like Death' (published 11/12/2020)
Springfield's Fed Med reports 5th inmate death related to COVID-19 (published 11/12/2020)
Containing COVID-19: Jails, Prisons Ripe for Spread (published 11/12/2020)
COVID-19 still rages in America's prisons. Here's how states can save lives behind bars. (published 11/13/2020)
National Guard was deployed to Richland Correctional amid COVID-19 outbreak (published 11/13/2020)
New COVID-19 cases in Iowa prisons among highest in the nation this week (published 11/13/2020)
New Coronavirus Testing For All State Prisoners And DOC Staff (published 11/14/2020)
At Least 231 People in Texas Jails and Prisons Have Died From COVID-19, Study Finds (published 11/15/2020)
The COVID-19 Outbreak in Mass. Prisons Exposes A Larger Human Rights Crisis (published 11/16/2020)
Mass Incarceration, Meet COVID-19 (published 11/16/2020)
Texas inmates paid $2 an hour to move COVID-19 victims' bodies (published 11/16/2020)
As COVID-19 races through Kentucky's prisons, one in give inmates has been infected (published 11/16/2020)
"I don't want to see my son die" parents worry about COVID-19 inside prisons (published 11/17/2020)
AMA calls for increased COVID-19 prevention in correctional facilities, end to disinformation campaigns (published 11/17/2020)
1 federal prison, 8 deaths: Report details COVID-19's early march through the system (published 11/17/2020)
DOJ scrutinizes Louisiana prison's handling of COVID-19 spread (published 11/17/2020)
Sixth man incarcerated in Colorado's prisons dies of COVID-19 (published 11/17/2020)
Wisconsin Prisons Have Highest Single-Day Spike In Coronavirus Cases (published 11/17/2020)
Dozens of National Guard soldiers step in to help SC prisons during COVID-19 pandemic (published 11/18/2020)
Federal Prison Failed to Isolate Nearly 100 COVID-19 Patients: DOJ (published 11/18/2020)
Half of Jamestown prison has COVID-19, state data shows (published 11/18/2020)
COVID-19 running wild in Minnesota prisons (published 11/18/2020)
COVID-19 outbreaks continue to grow in Alaska prisons (published 11/18/2020)
Has Saguaro Prison Failed To Protect Hawaii Inmates From COVID-19? (published 11/19/2020)
Active COVID cases increase at Valley prisons (published 11/19/2020)
Four active COVID-19 cases at NY state prisons in Cayuga County (published 11/19/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak at Wyoming County prison could be a harbinger of more to come (published 11/19/2020)
DOC scraps plans to allow family visitation at prisons due to rising COVID-19 cases (published 11/19/2020)
New concerns after inmate death, COVID-19 cases rise inside prisons (published 11/19/2020)
Wisconsin's Prisons Approaching 7,500 COVID-19 Cases (published 11/19/2020)
COVID-19 spiking among Nevada's prison population, but are facilities taking precautions? (published 11/19/2020)
Md. governor signs executive order to allow early release for prisoners to slow the spread of coronavirus (published 11/19/2020)
Lawmakers Push DOC To Reduce Prisoners, Increase Testing Amid Pandemic (published 11/19/2020)
Former inmate: 'It was hell' during prison outbreak (published 11/20/2020)
Study shows more centralized, uniform COVID-19 response needed in prisons and jails (published 11/20/2020)
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Must Include Prison Populations, Study Says (published 11/20/2020)
COVID-19 cases on the rise at Rhode Island prison (published 11/20/2020)
For now, Erie and Niagara county jails have Covid-19 tamped down (published 11/20/2020)
COVID-19 cases tick upward at nursing homes, prisons (published 11/20/2020)
As Pandemic Worsens, Mask Rules In Jails Vary from County to County (published 11/20/2020)
COVID-19 cases more than triple among inmates at ECI in Somerset County (published 11/20/2020)
Nearly 90% of inmates at Carson City prison infected with COVID-19 (published 11/20/2020)
Coronavirus outbreak at Philly federal prison in Center City leads to full lockdown (published 11/20/2020)
'I feel like they're leaving us in here to die': Utah prison inmates, families despair as virus spreads (published 11/20/2020)
Handling of COVID-19 in Nevada prisons and jails 'grossly inadequate' (published 11/21/2020)
America Is Letting the Coronavirus Rage Through Prisons (published 11/21/2020)
Sick prisoner wrote 17 letters pleading to be freed. Covid silenced him. (published 11/22/2020)
NM Supreme Court again faced with COVID-19 in prisons, Guv says there is not much else that can be done (published 11/22/2020)
COVID-19 brings a death sentence to Missouri prisons, and Parson looks the other way (published 11/22/2020)
Federal prisons to prioritize staff to receive virus vaccine (published 11/23/2020)
Fourth Minnesota prisoner dies of COVID-19 complications (published 11/23/2020)
While COVID-19 Spreads In NY Prisons, Loved Ones On The Outside Plead With Cuomo For Clemency (published 11/23/2020)
Iowa prisons expand use of N95 masks as COVID-19 cases mount (published 11/23/2020)
Soledad prison CTF reports 319 COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks (published 11/23/2020)
'I was not sentenced to death': As COVID-19 surges through Wisconsin prisons, New Lisbon inmates call for safer procedures (published 11/24/2020)
Coronavirus Cases Spike At Another Massachusetts Prison (published 11/24/2020)
State prison in Frackville reports first inmate death from COVID-19 (published 11/24/2020)
Major COVID Outbreak Reported At Prison In Downtown Los Angeles (published 11/24/2020)
Maine confirms three prison inmates were hospitalized with COVID-19 (published 11/24/2020)
Active prison COVID cases jump by more than 100 in Valley (published 11/24/2020)
Eleven Wisconsin prisoners are dead from COVID-19. Protesters say Gov. Tony Evers should use clemency to reduce prison populations (published 11/24/2020)
Family concerned that inmate isn't receiving care as COVID-19 cases rise in state prisons (published 11/24/2020)
'Hundreds' of Prisoners Approved for Early Release Stuck Behind Bars as COVID Spikes (published 11/24/2020)
State and federal prisons in northcentral Pennsylvania experiencing more COVID-19 outbreaks (published 11/24/2020)
Florida's prison population drops amid the coronavirus pandemic (published 11/25/2020)
Danville prison sees inmates COVID-19 positive for first time (published 11/25/2020)
Florida prison population drops during coronavirus pandemic (published 11/25/2020)
17 inmates positive for coronavirus at Mississippi prison (published 11/25/2020)
As coronavirus cases keep rising, Washington extends visitation ban in state prisons (published 11/25/2020)
N.C. closes prisons, moves inmates as COVID cases spike (published 11/25/2020)
WGXA Investigates shocking conditions in some Georgia prisons during pandemic (published 11/25/2020)
COVID-19 death toll in Missouri prisons climbs to 27 inmates and four staff employees (published 11/25/2020)
Coronavirus spreads inside more Delaware prisons (published 11/25/2020)
COVID-19 Infections On The Rise In Maryland's Prisons (published 11/26/2020)
Virus-exposed guards allowed to work in Wisconsin prisons (published 11/26/2020)
COVID-19 cases in Augusta state prisons top 250 (published 11/26/2020)
Butler, Clermont jails suspended from transferring inmates to state prisons due to COVID-19 (published 11/26/2020)
Former corrections office says Missouri prisons did little to stop spread of COVID-19 (published 11/27/2020)
This program is easing way for prisoners on compassionate release because of COVID-19 risks (published 11/27/2020)
Alabama ranks 9th in nation for prison inmate COVID deaths (published 11/27/2020)
Coronavirus surges at prison; hospitalized inmate's family seeks answers (published 11/27/2020)
State prison in Shirley has highest number of cases of any DOC facility (published 11/27/2020)
State corrections union calls for safer COVID-19 conditions at prisons (published 11/27/2020)
More COVID cases reported in state prisons; Officials say increase is due to more testing (published 11/27/2020)
Federal prisons plagued by COVID-19 infections as plans for vaccine distribution develop (published 11/28/2020)
Prisons Nationwide Struggle With Covid-19 (published 11/28/2020)
Community orgs. protest for prisoner release amid COVID-19 surges (published 11/28/2020)
Prisons Are Covid-19 Hotbeds. When Should Inmates Get the Vaccine? (published 11/30/2020)
Washington prisons officials botched response to COVID-19 outbreak at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (published 11/30/2020)
Fifth state prisoner dies of COVID-19 complications (published 11/30/2020)
Second Iowa prison worker with COVID-19 dies (published 11/30/2020)
Three NC prison facilities close over COVID-19 surge (published 11/30/2020)
COVID-19 Infections Hit Record High In California Prisons (published 12/01/2020)
Active COVID-19 cases soar in San Diego county jails among staff, inmates (published 12/01/2020)
California prison officials blasted over lax COVID-19 protocols, broken thermometers (published 12/01/2020)
Federal Prison Employees Fear Staff Shortages and Mass Reassignments as COVID-19 Cases Spike (published 12/01/2020)
Gov. Polis says Colorado prisoners shouldn’t get COVID-19 vaccine before free people Polis says Colorado will revise its vaccine distribution priority plan soon (published 12/01/2020)
TDOC suspends visits at some prisons until further notice because of coronavirus (published 12/01/2020)
Connecticut Hasn't Commuted A Single Prisoner's Sentence Since Before the Pandemic (published 12/01/2020)
San Diego's Many Jail Outbreaks Have These Factors in Common (published 12/02/2020)
NYS prisons have higher a COVID-19 positivity rate than the rest of the state, report says (published 12/02/2020)
Correctional facilities in Wisconsin struggle to contain COVID-19 (published 12/02/2020)
ACLU Trying To Force Polis' Hand On Dealing With COVID-19 In Prisons (published 12/02/2020)
Covid-19 outbreak infects more than half of inmates at Pa. prison for elderly and infirm (published 12/02/2020)
In California: Prisons report record high COVID-19 infections. And porpoises bounce back. (published 12/02/2020)
4 more Souther Colorado prison inmates dead; all tested positive for coronavirus (published 12/02/2020)
Cayuga prison coronavirus outbreak grows (published 12/02/2020)
COVID-19 cases rock Delaware's prisons (published 12/02/2020)
With COVID-19 killing Missouri prison inmates, lawmaker renews push for early release (published 12/02/2020)
COVID-19 infections hit record high in state prisons (published 12/02/2020)
After reducing inmate populations to limit COVID-19 spread, Multnomah County jails’ operations improved (published 12/02/2020)
Fears of more COVID-19 spread as thousands of L.A. County inmates await transfer to state prisons (published 12/02/2020)
Tucson prison inmate dies due to COVID-19 complications (published 12/03/2020)
3 more Wisconsin prisoners die from COVID-19, DOC reports (published 12/03/2020)
COVID-19 continues to hit hard in federal prisons in West Virginia (published 12/03/2020)
As New York Coronavirus Metrics Worsen, State Prisons See Outbreaks (published 12/03/2020)
Kansas Inmates Housed in Arizona Prison Have COVID-19 (published 12/03/2020)
SCI Pine Grove Has 141 Active COVID-19 Cases Among Its Prison Population (published 12/03/2020)
Beaumont low security fed prison has most active COVID-19 cases among all federal prisons after recent spike (published 12/03/2020)
Prisoners will be in second round for COVID vaccine (published 12/03/2020)
Should Prisoners Get Covid-19 Vaccines Early? (published 12/03/2020)
ACLU urges DOC to contain Delaware prison coronavirus problem (published 12/03/2020)
COVID-19 Has Reshaped the Justice System; But Will It Last? (published 12/04/2020)
Frontline workers in prisons ‘worthy’ but nursing homes first, says DeWine on COVID-19 vaccine (published 12/04/2020)
The Freakout About Giving COVID Vaccines to Prisoners Has Already Begun (published 12/04/2020)
Connecticut inmate dies from COVID-19 complications, ninth prisoner death since pandemic began (published 12/04/2020)
Prisons should be COVID-19 vaccine priority: Health experts (published 12/04/2020)
Amid some of the fastest outbreaks in state prisons yet, Shelton cases triple in a day (published 12/04/2020)
ADOC commissioner gives update on COVID-19 in prisons (published 12/04/2020)
Mayor Caldwell urging prisons to take more precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (published 12/04/2020)
Congressmen Kim and Keller Release Statement on COVID-19 Risks at Bureau of Prisons Facilities (published 12/04/2020)
Family says man died of COVID in CA prison just months before his release (published 12/04/2020)
More than 1,100 Nevada prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 (published 12/04/2020)
More COVID-19 cases at Goose Creek as outbreaks climb in Alaska prisons (published 12/04/2020)
COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin prison system top 9,000 (published 12/04/2020)
Tabor City prison inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19 (published 12/04/2020)
Virus outbreak at Alaska's largest prison continues to grow (published 12/04/2020)
Tucson prison inmate dies of COVID-19 complications while in hospital (published 12/04/2020)
Another Minnesota prison inmate dies after COVID-19 diagnosis (published 12/04/2020)
New Hampshire prison system has first COVID-19 cluster among inmates (published 12/04/2020)
Covid-19 is raging through overcrowded California prisons (published 12/05/2020)
Pennsylvania state prisons report several new inmate deaths from COVID-19 (published 12/05/2020)
Philly prisons move to ‘shelter in place’ as COVID outbreak tears through jail (published 12/05/2020)
Two inmates test positive for Covid-19 in county jails, down from 27 (published 12/05/2020)
Judge names expert to scrutinize NC prison virus response (published 12/05/2020)
Local prisons maintain order in times of COVID-19 (published 12/05/2020)
Terre Haute prisoners sue to halt federal executions over COVID-19 concerns (published 12/07/2020)
Officials call on the governor to ensure vaccine priority for New Yorker inmates, prisons and youth and immigrant detention (published 12/07/2020)
Families, Inmates Concerned About Spike of COVID-19 Cases in Maryland Prisons (published 12/07/2020)
Two More Hawaii Inmates Who Died At Saguaro Prison Had COVID-19, New Details Show (published 12/07/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak in Philadelphia prisons leads to 'shelter-in-place' orders (published 12/07/2020)
Execution staff have COVID-19 after inmate put to death (published 12/08/2020)
Pa. prisons won't mandate COVID-19 tests for staff, even as outbreaks grow frequent and deadly (published 12/08/2020)
COVID-19 cases surge in Minnesota prisons, outbreak among worst in U.S. (published 12/08/2020)
As COVID-19 spreads in Minn. prisons, loved ones worry (published 12/08/2020)
More than half of inmates at Yuma prison unit test positive for COVID-19 (published 12/08/2020)
Mass. Lawmakers Want The State's Prisons To Move Faster On Pandemic-Related Releases (published 12/08/2020)
Delaware Dept. of Correction reports COVID spike in prisons may be receding (published 12/08/2020)
Incarceration is a Public Health Crisis, During COVID-19 and Beyond (published 12/08/2020)
Inmates, families want stronger COVID-19 mitigation efforts in Kansas prisons (published 12/09/2020)
Grassroots organization urges Gov. Inslee to stop COVID spread in prisons (published 12/09/2020)
More than half of the inmates at Pennsylvania federal prison have covid (published 12/09/2020)
New Mexico begins sewage testing for COVID at correctional facilities (published 12/09/2020)
Alabama prison system reports 5 more inmates with COVID-19 have died (published 12/09/2020)
Covid-19 vaccine distribution must prioritize prisoners. The virus is killing more of them. (published 12/09/2020)
Federal prison in Colorado has worst COVID outbreak in system (published 12/09/2020)
Prisoners to get first crack at coronavirus vaccine under Charlie Baker's plan (published 12/09/2020)
Mobile inmates sue over COVID-19 concerns, claiming overcrowding at Mobile Metro Jail (published 12/09/2020)
California Prisoners Speak Out Against Planned Transfer as COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket (published 12/09/2020)
WA inmates say they're retaliated against for getting COVID-19 (published 12/09/2020)
3 more Wisconsin prisoners die from COVID-19; federal prison also faces outbreak (published 12/10/2020)
'A lack of compassion': Lawyers say New York prisons are dragging their feet releasing eligible inmates amid coronavirus concerns (published 12/10/2020)
Auburn, Cayuga prisons suspend inmate visitation due to COVID-19 outbreaks (published 12/10/2020)
Inmates, correctional staff among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine (published 12/10/2020)
Death of 94-year-old man in Alabama prison highlights struggle to control COVID-19 (published 12/10/2020)
Stefanik calls for New York to stop prison visits due to COVID (published 12/10/2020)
Skilled nursing facilities, prisons see jump in COVID-19 cases (published 12/10/2020)
Inmates frustrated by COVID-19 Prison Spike: 'Nobody really cares' (published 12/10/2020)
Inside N.C. prisons, the death toll from COVID-19 has doubled in recent weeks (published 12/10/2020)
Convicted Texas murderer becomes Allenwood prison complex's first inmate COVID-19 death (published 12/10/2020)
Advocates Push for Home Confinement of Prisoners at High Risk for COVID-19 (published 12/10/2020)
Panel monitoring response to COVID pandemic finds most people in prisons and jails are wearing masks (published 12/10/2020)
Advocates concerned over COVID-19 outbreaks, no running water inside Arizona prisons (published 12/10/2020)
Advocates, inmates want more from VADOC as COVID-19 spikes (published 12/10/2020)
Peninsula correctional facilities see few COVID cases (published 12/10/2020)
Ohio National Guard now in 13 state prisons after uptick in COVID-19 cases among staffers (published 12/11/2020)
Department of Corrections reorganizes system for continued improvement efforts to mitigate COVID-19 (published 12/11/2020)
'Beyond bizarre': Airway Heights inmates describe poor conditions amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases (published 12/11/2020)
Judge: Test all NC prison staff for virus every 14 days (published 12/11/2020)
Twelfth Iowa inmate dies following COVID-19 outbreak in state prisons (published 12/11/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak at Philly jails panics staff and prisoners 'in the eye of the storm' (published 12/11/2020)
State suspends operations at Marion Correctional unit due to COVID-19 (published 12/11/2020)
First COVID-Related Incarcerated Death at Stafford Creek (published 12/11/2020)
COVID-19 Breaks Back into Lompoc Prison (published 12/11/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak grows at NH State Prison for Men (published 12/11/2020)
Covid-19 is spreading wildly in prisons like mine. We should get the vaccine early. (published 12/11/2020)
Inside Pennsylvania's prison outbreak, where catching COVID-19 can land you in 'the hole' (published 12/12/2020)
Families of NYS Prison Inmates Claim "Lack of Concern" Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases (published 12/12/2020)
Prisons, jails are COVID-19 hotspots. Is vaccinating inmates a priority? (published 12/13/2020)
Mass. Prisoners Among the First to Get COVID Vaccines (published 12/13/2020)
High-Risk Inmates Aren't Prioritized In State's Early Releases (published 12/13/2020)
'Feeling helpless:' Families of Washington state inmates fearful as COVID-19 numbers climb (published 12/13/2020)
The spread of COVID-19 in Texas prisons (published 12/13/2020)
As COVID-19 spreads in Washington's prisons, advocates call for better conditions, release of inmates (published 12/14/2020)
Inmates Will Be Among First to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination in Md. (published 12/14/2020)
Over half of inmates positive for COVID at Spokane lockup (published 12/14/2020)
National commission says prison inmates, guards should be among first to get COVID-19 vaccine (published 12/15/2020)
As coronavirus cases mount at Ohio prisons, DeWine deliberates when staff inmates will get vaccines (published 12/15/2020)
5 more Texas prison inmates have died from coronavirus (published 12/15/2020)
Corrections officials in Louisiana failed to protect inmates, staff from COVID-19 (published 12/15/2020)
Researchers Estimate Mass Incarceration Contributed to More Than Half a Million Additional Cases of COVID-19 Over the Summer (published 12/15/2020)
Southern California Jails Have Become COVID Superspreaders (published 12/16/2020)
Prisoners have been excluded from Covid vaccine plans, and health experts are sounding the alarm (published 12/16/2020)
Rise in Covid cases at Onondaga County jails means inmates eat in cells (published 12/16/2020)
Oregon faces precarious legal position as COVID-19 in prisons lawsuit proceeds (published 12/16/2020)
Two Tucson inmates died after testing positive for COVID-19 (published 12/16/2020)
Federal prisons to prioritize staffers for COVID-19 vaccine and give to inmates when more doses are available (published 12/16/2020)
Advocates Call For Changes in Prisons to Reduce Inmates' Exposure to Coronavirus (published 12/16/2020)
COVID surge in Pa. prisons leads to calls for lockdown at all facilities (published 12/16/2020)
'A collective failure': New report accuses Louisiana prisons of mishandling COVID-19 pandemic (published 12/16/2020)
COVID Cases in Prisons and ICE Immigration Jails Surpass 250,000 (published 12/16/2020)
COVID-19 sweeps through incarcerated populations in Spokane and Airway Heights (published 12/17/2020)
Nevada prison inmates among first to get COVID-19 vaccine (published 12/17/2020)
Cuyahoga County releasing inmates from county jail to get handle on COVID-19 outbreak (published 12/17/2020)
Legal Aid Society sues New York to obtain COVID testing details from prisons (published 12/17/2020)
More than 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases at two state prisons in Cayuga County (published 12/17/2020)
U.S. inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virus (published 12/17/2020)
Utah Department of Corrections reports 10th inmate death due to COVID-19 (published 12/17/2020)
Inmate lawsuit alleges governor, state leaders failed to protect them from COVID-19 (published 12/17/2020)
Counties see COVID surges in correctional facilities (published 12/18/2020)
Arkansas gets poor grades on fighting COVID in prison and in protecting economy (published 12/18/2020)
As Covid cases surge and push for compassionate release intensified, prisons turn to foggers (published 12/18/2020)
1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died (published 12/18/2020)
In Massachusetts, Inmates Will Be Among First to Get Vaccines (published 12/18/2020)
Attorneys Say 2 Federal Prisoners Facing Execution Have COVID-19 and Should be Spared (published 12/18/2020)
COVID-19 imposes a new death sentence in Pa. prisons (published 12/18/2020)
Coronavirus Has Breaches More Than Half of NY State's Prisons, Data Shows (published 12/18/2020)
Vaccinating Inmates Is Good For Public Health. Why Aren't More States Doing It? (published 12/18/2020)
An inmate died of the coronavirus, but Pa. corrections never told his family (published 12/18/2020)
Utah prison inmates to receive COVID-19 vaccine in 'Phase 2' of rollout (published 12/20/2020)
Indiana correctional facilities put on back burner during COVID-19 pandemic (published 12/21/2020)
Philly will test all inmates and staff as coronavirus surges in prisons (published 12/21/2020)
Coronavirus in Arkansas prisons: Cases, protocols, testing, vaccine plans (published 12/22/2020)
COVID-19 Cases Spike at San Diego County Jails and Detention Centers (published 12/22/2020)
Lawyers as Tennessee Supreme Court to protect inmates as jail population, COVID-19 cases increase (published 12/23/2020)
Colorado begins vaccinating prison workers as coronavirus spreads (published 12/23/2020)
Gov. Kelly: Kansas prison inmates should get COVID-19 vaccine before general population (published 12/23/2020)
Maine ACLU calls for state to prioritize jails and prisons in COVID-19 vaccine plan (published 12/23/2020)
Texas hasn't said when or how inmates will receive the coronavirus vaccine (published 12/23/2020)
Jail, Prison Populations Must be Among First to Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Advocacy Groups (published 12/23/2020)
Correctional Facilities Are COVID-19 Hot Spots. Why Don't They Get Vaccine Priority? (published 12/24/2020)
With Over 275,000 Infections and 1,700 Deaths, COVID-19 Has Devastated the U.S. Prison and Jail Population (published 12/28/2020)
Nearly every inmate in Alaska's largest prison has now had COVID-19 officials say (published 12/29/2020)
'People are terrified': a coronavirus surge across California's prisons renews calls for releases (published 12/29/2020)
N.J. prisoners will have access to the COVID shot early. Corrections officer vaccinations have already begun. (published 12/30/2020)
Incarceration has always threatened health. COVID-19 just worsened the problem. (published 12/30/2020)
As Coronavirus Cases Surge In Illinois Prisons, Families And Advocates Demand More Action From State Leaders (published 12/31/2020)
States Are Shutting Down Prisons as Guards are Crippled by Covid-19 (published 01/01/2021)
Early vaccination in prisons, a public health priority, proves politically charged (published 01/02/2021)
COVID-19 Vaccines Headed to Rikers Island and Other City Jails (published 01/03/2021)
NJ Prisoners are Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine Before the Public (published 01/04/2021)
Luzerne County Prison moves forward with COVID safety efforts, keeps cases low (published 01/04/2021)
California prisons see spike in COVID-19 outbreaks among inmates (published 01/04/2021)
State lawmaker calls for immediate action on spread of COVID in state prisons (published 01/04/2021)
'They played with our lives': How one Wisconsin prison failed to contain a COVID-19 outbreak (published 01/04/2021)
Lessons for Prisons and Jails in a Post-COVID World (published 01/04/2021)
Criminal justice reform groups demand change to control COVID spread in prisons (published 01/05/2021)
Kansas inmates among first to get vaccine while Missouri prisoners are last (published 01/05/2021)
Virus cases in U.S. jails and prisons surpass 500,000. (published 01/05/2020)
Released Inmates at Durham's COVID Motel Say It's Just Another Prison (published 01/05/2021)
51 COVID-19 deaths in state prisons for 2020, per ADC (published 01/05/2021)
KS leaders disagree on vaccine distribution as prisons struggle with COVID-19 (published 01/05/2021)
'Absolute chaos and terrifying.' The coronavirus is running rampant through N.J. prison again. (published 01/05/2021)
COVID In Colorado: El Paso County Jail Makes Changes To Protect Inmates During Coronavirus Pandemic (published 01/05/2021)
'Is it fair'? Wisconsin faces decisions on who will be next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations (published 01/05/2021)
COVID-19 finds way into Ogdensburg & Cape Vincent prisons (published 01/06/2021)
218 inmates positive for COVID-19 at SW Washington prison (published 01/06/2021)
COVID-19 in New York prisons: 'Positivity numbers represent a system on fire' (published 01/06/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak at Lompoc prison complex infects 45 inmates, 5 staff (published 01/06/2021)
COVID-19 deaths rising in overcrowded West Virginia regional jails (published 01/06/2021)
Five inmates dead from COVID-19 at Augusta Correctional Center (published 01/06/2021)
Ridgeland inmate dies after hospitalized for COVID. He was 35th virus death in SC prisons (published 01/07/2021)
With windows nailed shut for winter, prison inmates worry over COVID, fresh air (published 01/07/2021)
Sheriff's plan to tackle COVID-19 outbreak in OC jails 'woefully inadequate,' ACLU says (published 01/07/2021)
Poor Tennesseans are still locked in COVID-ridden jails, and lawyers want them out (published 01/07/2021)
Congressional leaders demand answers about Danbury prison gas leaks, COVID-19 protocols (published 01/08/2021)
State prison leaders consider incentives for inmates to get COVID vaccine (published 01/08/2021)
New York's Prison Transfers Increased COVID-19 Risk for Sick, Elderly Men (published 01/08/2021)
Virginia includes prisoners in next stage of vaccine rollout (published 01/08/2021)
25 have died of COVID-19 in Wisconsin prisons, with more than half of inmates infected (published 01/08/2021)
Is there a COVID vaccination plan for Florida's prisons? Guards, inmates are waiting (published 01/08/2021)
California Begins Vaccinating Inmates, but Not at Its Hardest-Hit Prisons (published 01/08/2021)
North Carolina prison officials map out COVID-19 vaccination plan (published 01/08/2021)
Delaware inmates offered incentives to get COVID vaccine (published 01/08/2021)
When will Florida prisons get the COVID vaccine? (published 01/08/2021)
‘Herculean’ COVID testing efforts created logistical challenges for prisons, monitoring panel finds (published 01/08/2021)
2 die, nearly 400 inmates sickened after COVID-19 outbreak at Oregon prison (published 01/09/2021)
Prisoners at risk of catching COVID-19 a second time behind bars asking to be released (published 01/10/2021)
Jails and prisons were hit hard by COVID-19 and experts say they need to be prioritized for vaccines (published 01/11/2021)
Wisconsin corrections names prisons with COVID-19 deaths, after months of calls for transparency (published 01/11/2021)
Deprioritized: NC prison inmates not getting COVID vaccine so soon, questions remain about distribution (published 01/11/2021)
Over 40% of Alaska's prisoners have contracted COVID-19 (published 01/11/2021)
Attorneys unable to reach COVID-positive inmates at SeaTac prison (published 01/11/2021)
COVID outbreak explodes at California Men's Colony — nearly 1 in 3 inmates now has virus (published 01/11/2021)
Nevada prison deaths at 36 inmates, 3 staffers as COVID-19 spread continues (published 01/11/2021)
COVID surge in SLC prisons is 'terrifying,' says inmate's wife (published 01/12/2021)
COVID-19 skyrockets by nearly 2,000 cases in N.Y. state prisons over the last six weeks (published 01/12/2021)
COVID-19 outbreaks at 2 Kentucky prisons lead to hundreds of new cases (published 01/12/2021)
King County Jail System to Begin COVID Surveillance Testing On Incarcerated Adults (published 01/12/2021)
Serial killer, respected guard and many others killed by COVID-19 surge in California prisons (published 01/13/2021)
Impact of COVID-19 on PA prison systems (published 01/13/2021)
How Central PA prisons continue to mitigate COVID-19 (published 01/13/2021)
Losing a Loved One Twice: First to Prison, Then to COVID (published 01/13/2021)
COVID-19 vaccinations in prisons, shelters to begin next week (published 01/13/2021)
N.J. prison with worst COVID-19 outbreak in the country set to get vaccine next week (published 01/13/2021)
Why protecting prisons from COVID-19 is everyone's problem (published 01/13/2021)
Jail and correctional facilities part of Phase 1 COVID-19 vaccine plan in Massachusetts (published 01/13/2021)
Federal judge: Philly jails must relax extreme COVID-19 lockdown measures for sake of mental health (published 01/14/2021)
Incarcerated Person In Washington Calls For Prisoners To Receive Early Vaccine Consideration (published 01/14/2021)
Sheriff's Survey: Many Mass. Prisoners May Be Reluctant To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine (published 01/14/2021)
County jail in midst of COVID-19 outbreak, origin not determined (published 01/14/2021)
Coronavirus Rates Climb as Officials Hedge Jail Populations (published 01/14/2021)
Vermont Corrections Department reports inmate COVID-19 case (published 01/15/2021)
Prisons are COVID hot spots. but Few countries are prioritizing vaccines for inmates (published 01/15/2021)
California urged to move inmates to front of COVID-19 vaccine line (published 01/15/2021)
Nearly Half Of All Inmates In Alaska Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 (published 01/15/2021)
The U.S. Prison System is Failing People and Communities Amid the COVID-19 Crisis (published 01/15/2021)
Reshuffling again: Federal and NC vaccine changes promote uncertainty for prisons (published 01/15/2021)
How the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting NYS prisons (published 01/18/2021)
State Prison COVID-19 Wave Grows as Inmates Wait for Vaccines (published 01/18/2021)
Families of Prisoners Hospitalized with COVID Often Cannot Get Critical Details (published 01/18/2021)
Inmate in York County SC jail positive for COVID; officials unsure how it happened (published 01/18/2021)
The forgotten people at correctional facilities are at extreme risk of COVID-19 (published 01/18/2021)
R.I. prisons face rampant COVID-19 spread amid calls for decarceration (published 01/19/2021)
Delaying Vaccines for America's Prison Population Will Make The Pandemic Worse (published 01/19/2021)
COVID-19 deaths spike in Oregon prisons (published 01/19/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak strains McLennan County Jail, court system (published 01/19/2021)
'They're not forgotten souls': New York prisons see spike in COVID cases, deaths (published 01/19/2021)
Prisons Are Releasing People Without COVID-19 Tests or Quarantines (published 01/19/2021)
Sandstone inmate dies of COVID-19 amid major outbreaks in Northland federal prisons (published 01/19/2021)
Zoom funerals, outdoor classes: Jails are evolving amid Covid, but what happens afterward? (published 01/19/2021)
Data Shows Half of New York's State Prisons Dealing with Large COVID Outbreaks (published 01/19/2021)
Minn. House members question DOC Commissioner about response to COVID in prisons (published 01/19/2021)
COVID impacts Clarion jail population (published 01/20/2021)
MDOC sanitization efforts making Mississippi prisons among safest for COVID-19 (published 01/20/2021)
North Carolina prisons get first wave of COVID-19 vaccine doses (published 01/20/2021)
Criminal justice advocates say Pritzker right to vaccinate prisoners for COVID-19 (published 01/20/2021)
'I was not sentenced to death by virus': Stories of disturbing COVID containment procedures at regional jail (published 01/20/2021)
"Guards laughed at incarcerated people for wearing masks" – COVID-19 Stories From CDCR's CSP Solano (published 01/20/2021)
Should incarcerated people get early access to Covid-19 vaccines? Illinois says 'yes.' (published 01/20/2021)
Federal Prisoners Complain A Private Prison In Oklahoma Isn't Following COVID-19 Safety Guidelines (published 01/21/2021)
3 inmates with COVID-19 die in Oregon's prisons, DOC reports (published 01/21/2021)
Inmates separated to reduce jail's COVID outbreak (published 01/21/2021)
How Do You Social Distance In Prison? You Don't. You Get COVID. (published 01/21/2021)
Understanding COVID-19 mortality in NC prisons through the numbers (published 01/21/2021)
Shasta County Jail begins COVID-19 vaccinations after recent rise in cases (published 01/21/2021)
ACLU appeals to Colorado Supreme Court in lawsuit over COVID protections in state prisons (published 01/21/2021)
Added to Fears of Getting the Virus, Some Incarcerated People Find COVID-19 Extends Their Prison Sentences (published 01/21/2021)
COVID-19 extended sentences for some incarcerated; drug treatment delays in NH stall releases (published 01/21/2021)
Family of Those Incarcerated Push to Get the Population Vaccinated (published 01/21/2021)
Reducing COVID-19 Behind Bars (published 01/21/2021)
Pima County works to release non-violent inmates to slow spread of COVID-19 in jail (published 01/21/2021)
Conditions for workers and prisoners are 'terrifying,' says nurse at Tampa Bay prison (published 01/21/2021)
"Science has thrown us a lifeline": North Carolina prisons give COVID-19 vaccine to inmates and staff (published 01/21/2021)
COVID-19 Outbreak Lingers at Pekin Prison; ACLU Monitoring Prison Facilities (published 01/21/2021)
L.A. County Jails are Locking People Up For Longer During the Pandemic (published 01/21/2021)
COVID is ravaging the incarcerated. Where are the solutions? (published 01/22/2021)
Fourth COVID-19 Related Incarcerated Death at Stafford Creek (published 01/22/2021)
As COVID-19 ran rampant in Florida prisons, inmate deaths jumped 45% in 2020. (published 01/22/2021)
3 more people in Oregon prisons infected with COVID-19 die (published 01/22/2021)
Middlesex Jail and House of Correction inmates, staff start getting COVID-19 vaccine (published 01/22/2021)
Sheriff Maintains He's Released All The Inmates He Safely Can In Fighting COVID-19 (published 01/22/2021)
Vaccinations underway at Hudson County jail (published 01/22/2021)
Georgia prisons 'beyond the crisis point' (published 01/22/2021)
NAACP files suit over virus outbreak at Georgia prison (published 01/22/2021)
Vaccinations underway at Delaware's prisons (published 01/22/2021)
Prisoners are 5 times more likely to get COVID-19 than the overall population. A 69-year old prisoner is trying to change that one livestream at a time. (published 01/22/2021)
First inmate dies at N.J. prison ravaged by COVID (published 01/25/2021)
Two prisons put on lockdown after eight new staff cases of Covid-19 (published 01/25/2021)
About a quarter of prison employees vaccinated against COVID-19 as virus takes heavy toll behind bars (published 01/25/2021)
Prisoners over 70 in state-run facilities receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine (published 01/26/2021)
Philly prisons lift shelter-in-place measures, but COVID infections still on the rise (published 01/26/2021)
First inmate at Muncy state prison dies of COVID-19 (published 01/27/2021)
Prisoners and guards will get vaccinated next month; 19 inmates have died from COVID-19 complications during pandemic (published 01/27/2021)
COVID-19 variant looked for as culprit of prison outbreak (published 01/27/2021)
Mass. Working To Educate Prisoners About Getting the Coronavirus Vaccine (published 01/27/2021)
Missouri Prison Staff Offered COVID Vaccine Soon, But Most Inmates Have To Wait (published 01/27/2021)
Why are inmates included in next round of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility? (published 01/27/2021)
Battle behind bars: Keeping COVID out of Cleveland County jails (published 01/27/2021)
With a stalled court system, some Texas jails are dangerously overcrowded in the pandemic (published 01/28/2021)
Butner prison violated quarantine, mask guidelines during pandemic (published 01/28/2021)
Feds begin vaccinating inmates at both New York City federal jails (published 01/28/2021)
Advocates For The Incarcerated Push For COVID-19 Vaccinations (published 01/28/2021)
State prisons had second COVID death this month, but outbreaks now under control (published 01/28/2021)
Legal and Faith Groups Ask for COVID-19 Vaccines for Prisoners in New York (published 01/28/2021)
NAACP Sues Georgia Prisons Over Coronavirus Risk Among Inmates (published 01/28/2021)
California agency fines prison, San Francisco fish wholesaler for COVID violations (published 01/28/2021)
More Than 16,000 Incarcerated Coloradans Have Gotten COVID-19, With 32 Dead (published 01/28/2021)
Michael Ferrigon had asthma and diabetes. The state transferred him to the prison with the most COVID deaths. (published 01/28/2021)
BLM, other groups call for more COVID-19 protections in Iowa prisons (published 01/28/2021)
Mississippi Prison Officials Tout Low Rates of Covid. The Reason May Be Fewer Tests. (published 01/28/2021)
Almost half of Iowa's prison employees have refused COVID-19 vaccine, despite deaths (published 01/28/2021)
COVID-19 vaccinations in Connecticut's prisons will begin Monday for staff, elderly inmates (published 01/28/2021)
Ohio's statewide COVID-19 response failed incarcerated Ohioans (published 01/28/2021)
Prisons, jails account for 15 of 20 largest COVID-19 outbreaks in Colorado, study finds amid debate over vaccine priorities (published 01/28/2021)
As Prisons And Jails In California Battle COVID-19, Some Inmate Deaths Go Uncoutned (published 01/28/2021)
Bureau of Prisons withheld info on COVID-19 diagnosis of journalists who witness executions (published 01/28/2021)
3 inmates at South Burlington prison COVID positive (published 01/28/2021)
Over 30 prisoners COVID-19 positive at three facilities (pubished 01/29/2021)
Illinois prisoners to get COVID-19 vaccine soon (published 01/29/2021)
“Are we going to die?” – Asks Homeless Man Incarcerated for Probation Violation at Santa Rita Jail Amidst Outbreak (published 01/29/2021)
Department of Corrections reports all incarcerated persons have recovered from COVID-19 (published 01/29/2021)
New York Lawmakers Will Visit Prisons Amid COVID (published 01/29/2021)
As prison COVID-19 deaths rise rapidly, inmates' relatives, advocates sound alarm (published 01/29/2021)
Prisons have already failed to contain Covid-19. What happens when the new variants arrive? (published 01/30/2021)
North Carolina prisons offer incentives for offenders to get COVID-19 vaccine (published 01/30/2021)
For every 1,000 people incarcerated in Colorado prisons, 557 have contracted COVID-19 (published 01/30/2021)
Covid-19 isolation in Vt. prisons raises concern about inmates' mental health (published 01/31/2021)
Warden at N.J. federal prison reassigned amid massive COVID outbreak (published 02/01/2021)
California prison transfer led to dozens of deaths and endangered thousands (published 02/02/2021)
Inmates account for over half of Franklin County COVID cases (published 02/02/2021)
Massachusetts Incarceration Numbers Rise, After Steep Drop (published 02/02/2021)
Texas prisons have doled out thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses — but none have gone to prisoners, who get the virus at high rates (published 02/03/2021)
Federal Judge Orders Oregon State Prisons to Vaccinate Inmates (published 02/03/2021)
COVID-19 is Spreading Faster Than Ever. Jail Populations are Surging, Too (published 02/03/2021)
COVID continues to Strain Prison Staff, Inmates (published 02/03/2021)
Prisoners in Massachusetts are getting their COVID-19 vaccines -- and reduced sentences (published 02/03/2021)
Massachusetts Inmates Will Not Get Shorter Prison Sentences By Getting COVID Vaccine (published 02/03/2021)
With 13,000 infected, 100 dead of COVID-19 in Pa. prisons, advocates urge faster releases (published 02/03/2021)
San Quentin prison fined more than $400,000 after deadly Covid-19 outbreak (published 02/04/2021)
COVID-19 cases dip among Clark County jail inmates (published 02/04/2021)
W.Va. Federal prison inmate dies of COVID-19 (published 02/04/2021)
New York Under Fire for Vaccinating Prison Staff, Not Inmates (published 02/04/2021)
Incarcerated person in Malone dies of COVID, nearly 150 cases at Franklin Correctional (published 02/04/2021)
40% of WA inmate population has been infected with COVID-19, meanwhile Oregon begins vaccinating prisoners (published 02/04/2021)
COVID vaccinations in Kansas prisons should start next week (published 02/04/2021)
Incarcerated Men Sue State For Access to COVID-19 Vaccines (published 02/04/2021)
Meaning of vaccine rules keeps shifting at NC prisons (published 02/04/2021)
Covid-19 Cases Detected In Staff, Incarcerated Population (published 02/04/2021)
State begins vaccinating inmates after Cuomo hit with lawsuit (published 02/04/2021)
I'm a Public Defender. My Clients Keep Getting COVID-19 While Incarcerated. (published 02/05/2021)
Alabama prisons not yet ready to administer vaccines, but ADOC is preparing (published 02/05/2021)
The pandemic hit Florida prisons hard. A bill would let some sick inmates out early (published 02/05/2021)
Missouri prison system experiences significant drop in COVID-19 cases (published 02/08/2021)
"They Want to Do Me In": The Prisoner Who Fought COVID Overcrowding (published 02/08/2021)
NC claims fewer prisoners died of COVID than documents show. Why does that matter? (published 02/09/2021)
Augusta prison has the most COVID-19 cases among Georgia correctional facilities (published 02/09/2021)
Los Angeles voters support releasing people as jail population rises amid COVID surge (published 02/09/2021)
'Not asking for a dime': Incarcerated people sue Cumberland County over jail conditions (published 02/09/2021)
Oregon prisons get 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine (published 02/09/2021)
'A death sentence': US prisons could receive Covid vaccines last despite being hotspots (published 02/09/2021)
Why won't corrections officers wear masks? “I don’t know: COVID rebellion, confusion, politicization, orneriness.” (published 02/10/2021)
Oregon prisons start large-scale vaccinations after judge's order (published 02/10/2021)
Prisoners are highly skeptical of the COVID vaccines because of decades of mistreatment. It's up to the government to reassure them (published 02/10/2021)
Incarcerated People Have Questions – and Concerns – About the COVID-19 Vaccine. These Doctors are Listening (published 02/10/2021)
Letter from an inmate: St Louis prisoners protest COVID violations, inhumane conditions (published 02/10/2021)
Harris County Voters Support Reducing Jail Population to Combat COVID-19 (published 02/10/2021)
6th inmate at Terre Haute federal prison complex dies of COVID-19 (published 02/10/2021)
Prisons contribute to racial imbalance in COVID-19 Impact in NC (published 02/11/2021)
Multnomah County continues jail vaccinations amid COVID-19 outbreak (published 02/11/2021)
At San Quentin, the Response to COVID-19 Brings More Isolation and Suffering to People with Mental Illness (published 02/11/2021)
NY lawmakers get inside look at state prison affected by COVID (published 02/11/2021)
How is N.H. Managing COVID-19 in State Prisons? (published 02/12/2021)
33 Incarcerated People Test Positive for COVID-19 (published 02/13/2021)
COVID-19 problems within Arizona prisons spilling into communities (published 02/13/2021)
Andrew Cuomo's Refusal to Vaccinate Inmates is Indefensible (published 02/13/2021)
Relatives of Halawa inmates who died of COVID critcize prison officials (published 02/14/2021)
Prisons contribute to racial imbalance in COVID-19 impact in NC (published 02/15/2021)
Solitary Confinement May Worsen COVID-19 Transmission in Prisons (published 02/15/2021)
Prison vaccination data leaves unanswered questions (published 02/16/2021)
New documentary exposes COVID crisis at private SF prison (published 02/16/2021)
Delaware DOC Using New Technology to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in State Prisons ( published 02/17/2021)
Fighting COVID-19 called top Pa. prisons priority (published 02/17/2021)
ACLU: Ohio Legislature Not Addressing COVID-19 'Human Rights Crisis' in Prisons (published 02/17/2021)
State prison inmates paid to get COVID-19 vaccine (published 02/17/2021)
Lawsuit on COVID Prison Releases Shows Many DOC Workers Refusing Vaccine (published 02/17/2021)
'He shouldn't have had to die': COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate (published 02/17/2021)
New bill would push prisoners out of COVID-19 vaccine group 1B (published 02/17/2021)
St. Louis jail tensions 'boiled over' after COVID-19 concerns go unaddressed, sources say (published 02/17/2021)
Arizona adds relatively low 1,143 COVID-19 cases, high 213 deaths; hospitalizations dropping (published 02/18/2021)
More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for COVID (published 02/18/2021)
State attorney changes incarceration policy due to Orange County jail's COVID-19 outbreak (published 02/18/2021)
Imprisoned People's Lives Matter – But You Wouldn't Know It From the COVID Vaccination Rollout (published 02/18/2021)
NYS lawmakers, prison inmate advocates call for solitary confinement reform, improved COVID response (published 02/18/2021)
David Steffen: Don't move prisoners to the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines (published 02/18/2021)
Dept. of Corrections adding air purifiers in state prisons to fend off COVID (published 02/18/2021)
More than half of Virginia's prison population gets COVID-19 vaccination (published 02/18/2021)
Deputies and incarcerated people to get vaccinated at Santa Rita jail (published 02/18/2021)
He Got COVID In Prison. The Government Said He Was 'Recovered." Then He Died. (published 02/19/2021)
COVID vaccination underway for select Tulare, Kings County inmates (published 02/19/2021)
Judge limits jail booking criteria as Multnomah County works to reduce inmate population after COVID outbreak (published 02/19/2021)
Queens elected tour prisons ravaged by COVID-19 pandemic (published 02/22/2021)
The Case for Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccines in Prisons and Jails (published 02/22/2021)
Maryland Prison Allowed COVID-19 To Spread Rapidly, Lawsuit Alleges (published 02/22/2021)
10 new cases of Covid-19 detected at St. Albans prison (published 02/23/2021)
Nearly 40 inmates at Allegheny County Jail test positive for covid (published 02/23/2021)
California Correctional Crisis: Mass Incarceration, Healthcare, and the COVID-19 Outbreak (published 02/23/2021)
Three weeks into COVID-19 vaccinations, DOC has vaccinated 10% of inmates, 40% of staff (published 02/23/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak at Cayuga County Jail brought under control (published 02/24/2021)
Travis County Jail inmates start receiving COVID-19 vaccine, sheriff's office says (published 02/22/2021)
Lessons From a Prison Where COVID-19 'Spread Like a Wildfire' (published 02/24/2021)
Iowa DOC Reports 19th Prison Inmate Death From COVID-19 (published 02/24/2021)
Key Issues to Watch for Justice-Involved Populations: COVID-19, Vaccines, & Medicaid (published 02/24/2021)
Officials: 'Coding errors, negative tests' inflated COVID-19 case count in Nevada prisons (published 02/24/2021)
40% of California prison inmates have received 1st dose of COVID vaccine (published 02/25/2021)
County jails move to vaccinate inmates and ICE detainees, but shortages persist (published 02/25/2021)
COVID vaccinations to expand for jailed, unhoused people in Santa Clara County (published 02/25/2021)
Early release coming for 3,500 NC prisoners (published 02/25/2021)
NY’s Prisons & Jails Are ‘Hotbeds’ for COVID-19, Advocates Say in Call for Full Vaccine Access (published 02/25/2021)
California Prison Authorities Have Yet to Learn Lessons From Major COVID-19 Outbreaks, Advocates Warn (published 02/25/2021)
‘A living hell’: Inside US prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic (published 02/26/2021)
Some prison inmates are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine before reaching Phase 1B raising concerns (published 02/26/2021)
Homeless, incarcerated among ‘losers’ in race for vaccine in California (published 02/26/2021)
Vaccine Supply Whiplash, Plus The Latest On COVID In Valley Prisons – Virus Update For Feb. 26 (published 02/26/2021)
Inmates say St. Clair County Jail is ‘full of COVID.’ Sheriff says he’s doing his best. (published 02/27/2021)
Vulnerable Inmates Left in Prison as Covid Rages (published 02/27/2021)
Families of prisoners hospitalized with COVID-19 say they're not notified until too late (published 02/28/2021)
Only 35 percent of prison staff willing to get COVID-19 vaccine (published 03/01/2021)
How COVID-19 Has Impacted California Corrections / The Push To Stop Deportations, Prison Transfers To ICE / CDCR Reforms And Status Of State Private Prisons (published 03/01/2021)
More than 40% of California prisoners, employees vaccinated for COVID-19 (published 03/01/2021)
Alabama prisons rank eighth-deadliest due to COVID, yet not inmate vaccinations (published 03/01/2021)
Prisoners Face Severe Covid Risks Without Federal Vaccine Priority (published 03/01/2021)
NYC jails deliberately misdiagnosing COVID-19, using faulty thermometers, suit claims (published 03/01/2021)
Sheriff Announces First San Diego County Jail Inmate Death From COVID-19 (published 03/01/2021)
Most states aren't prioritizing prisons for COVID vaccines (published 03/01/2021)
Nassau County jail sees spike in COVID-19 cases among inmates (published 03/02/2021)
‘We were basically in a black hole, like no one cared’: Inmates speak about catching COVID-19 in Virginia state prisons (published 03/02/2021)
What People in Prison Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine (published 03/02/2021)
In LA County Jails, Coronavirus Chaos Keeps People Locked Up Longer (published 03/02/2021)
Pa. lawmakers call on Wolf to live up to promise of COVID-19 prisoner reprieve program (published 03/02/2021)
COVID-19 is Racing Through Vermont's Largest Prison (published 03/02/2021)
Prison was devastated by COVID, but didn’t receive money to combat pandemic. N.J. lawmakers ask why. (published 03/03/2021)
Fact check: California's COVID-19 vaccine plan doesn't give priority to homeless people, prisoners (published 03/03/2021)
VT Prison COVID Outbreak Affects More Than 100 Inmates, Staff (published 03/03/2021)
Pandemic's effect on incarceration rates at local jails (published 03/03/2021)
Vaccines Aren't Enough to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Prisons (published 03/03/2021)
COVID-19 cases in Nevada prisons near 5,500, with 56 total deaths (published 03/03/2021)
Inmates refuse inoculations; new vaccine arrives in state (published 03/03/2021)
Amid Camp Hill prison COVID-19 outbreak, corrections union urges Pa. to vaccinate staff (published 03/04/2021)
Older Denver jail inmates to start getting COVID-19 vaccine soon (published 03/04/2021)
More than 100 inmates at Roanoke City Jail receive first voluntary dose of COVID-19 vaccine (published 03/04/2021)
Education in Prison: Remote Learning During COVID-19 Has Failed Students (published 03/04/2021)
State says people in jails and prisons will have to keep waiting for vaccines (published 03/04/2021)
NC prison agency changes policy and COVID death count following NC Health News-VICE investigation of underreporting (published 03/05/2021)
NAACAP, partners ask DOC officials to address COVID in MIssouri Corrections Facilities (published 03/05/2021)
After rampant COVID cases and mass vaccines, is California’s prison system nearing ‘herd immunity’? (published 03/07/2021)
Experts say mass incarceration crippled U.S. response to COVID-19 (published 03/07/2021)
Some North Texans Upset COVID-19 Vaccines Going to Homeless, Jailed Populations (published 03/08/2021)
Growing COVID-19 Outbreak at Maui Jail Has Inmates, Families Worried (published 03/08/2021)
NYC Jail-Related COVID Fatalities at Least Double Official Three Who Died in Custody (published 03/09/2021)
Maryland’s prisons have teemed with coronavirus. Now, the most vulnerable inmates are getting COVID vaccines (published 03/09/2021)
1 in 4 California prison employees got COVID-19. Inmates have herd immunity at 7 sites (published 03/09/2021)
Nearly 50 inmates test positive in COVID-19 outbreak at local jail facility (published 03/09/2021)
Solitary ending at NYC jails, but incarcerated at Rikers need more COVID-19 vaccines (published 03/09/2021)
Sacramento County Jail population decreases as COVID-19 spreads, Justice Department says (published 03/10/2021)
Sen. Warren Re-Introduces Legislation To Require COVID-19 Data Collection in Immigration Detention Facilities (published 03/10/2021)
‘A Ticking Time Bomb’: City Jails Are Crowded Again, Stoking Covid Fears (published 03/10/2021)
Prison settlement a balancing act between political risk and public health (published 03/10/2021)
COVID-19 exacerbates Massachusetts DOC healthcare shortcomings (published 03/10/2021)
How lockdowns can upend due process and spread COVID among LA inmates (published 03/10/2021)
Coronavirus Plummets in Massachusetts Prisons and Jails, But Experts Urge Caution (published 03/10/2021)
A matter of trust: Inside prison COVID-19 hot spots, many inmates fear the vaccine (published 03/11/2021)
Knox County jail using UV-C technology to prevent COVID spread (published 03/11/2021)
Pandemic transforms local criminal justice system (published 03/11/2021)
Lawsuit filed to reduce or vaccinate San Diego County jail population (published 03/11/2021)
Local Jail Populations Drop 25% Nationally Due to COVID (published 03/11/2021)
As COVID-19 spreads fast in Florida prisons, no vaccines have been given to its inmates (published 03/11/2021)
Oregon's prisons have offered a vaccine to every inmate in custody (published 03/11/2021)
Vaccine distrust a challenge to getting Marion prisons protected from COVID-19 (published 03/11/2021)
Huntingdon County Commissioners worry prison COVID-19 cases are inflating overall numbers (published 03/11/2021)
Louisiana restarting visits at state prisons after a year of COVID-19 (puvlished 03/12/2021)
Kansas prisons report 16th COVID death (published 03/12/2021)
A Year Into The Pandemic, The Incarcerated Among The Most Vulnerable (published 03/12/2021)
Awaiting trail, and the vaccine: What about people in jails? (published 03/12/2021)
Two dorms at Baltimore jail placed on quarantine after confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, department says (published 03/12/2021)
Inmate had COVID for weeks, St Louis jail didn’t know (published 03/14/2021)
COVID-19 creates backlog of inmates waiting for transfer to prison (published 03/15/2021)
"Hell No": Correctional Officers Are Declining the Coronavirus Vaccine En Masse (published 03/15/2021)
Prisoners And The Pandemic: A Year Into COVID, Crowded Jails Fuel Infections In Ohio Valley (published 03/15/2021)
Feeble Pandemic Protections at Private Texas Prison Leave People Fearing Death Behind Bars (published 03/16/2021)
Residents Of Maine Correctional Facilities Will Start Getting Coronavirus Vaccines (published 03/16/2021)
My prison cell view of the COVID-19 pandemic (published 03/16/2021)
8 people test positive for COVID-19 at Maine State Prison (published 03/16/2021)
The Struggle to Vaccinate People in Jails and Prisons (published 03/17/2021)
Covid Outbreaks Devastated Prisons, but State Inmates’ Access to the Vaccine Varies Widely (published 03/17/2021)
Inside Deadly COVID-19 Hot Spots, Many Prisoners Fear Vaccine (published 03/17/2021)
Prisons are long-term care facilities. So why don’t inmates get priority for Covid-19 vaccination? (published 03/17/2021)
Jailed and vaccinated: New Orleans sheriffs begin vaccinating incarcerated people against COVID (published 03/17/2021)
PA Prisons Incentive Program May Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rate (published 03/17/2021)
How COVID-19 rapidly infected Philly prisons at start of pandemic (published 03/17/2021)
San Francisco jails had no coronavirus deaths, hospitalizations or outbreaks, sheriff says (published 03/17/2021)
Department of Health advisory group calls for vaccination of inmates, but Scott administration says no (published 03/17/2021)
‘I almost died in there’: As winter peak recedes, jails still struggle with COVID, lawsuits (published 03/17/2021)
New York has failed to vaccinate most state prisoners: lawsuit (published 03/18/2021)
Majority of Kansas prison inmates, staff, taking the COVID-19 vaccine (published 03/18/2021)
Vermont officials clash over COVID-19 vaccine priority for incarcerated people (published 03/18/2021)
VADOC spokeswoman says all state prison inmates, employees have been offered COVID-19 vaccine (published 03/18/2021)
Family of man who died from Covid while incarcerated sues California prison system (published 03/18/2021)
Prisoners Keep Dying of COVID While ‘Compassionate Releases’ Stall in Court (published 03/18/2021)
RI state prisons on path to herd immunity, medical director says (published 03/18/2021)
COVID spurs 25% drop in inmates held in local jails (published 03/18/2021)
COVID-19 death rate among people in prison three times higher than public (published 03/18/2021)
Mendocino County Jail Inmates Vaccinated for COVID-19 (published 03/18/2021)
Debate on COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Should inmates be eligible right now? (published 03/18/2021)
California jail, prison inmates now eligible for coronavirus vaccine (published 03/19/2021)
Medically Necessary: Prisons present unique challenges for vaccine supply chain (published 03/19/2021)
After a Year of COVID-19 Outbreaks, California Prisons Reckon with Mistakes (published 03/19/2021)
COVID-19 Has Torn Through Prisons. Advocates Want Biden To Act Now. (published 03/19/2021)
Oregon Prisons Report Record-Low Count of Active COVID-19 Cases (published 03/22/2021)
63rd Alabama inmate dies after positive COVID test, still no vaccinations (published 03/22/2021)
In-Person Prison Visits Stopped Due to Pandemic Will Soon Resume (published 03/23/2021)
Denied Vaccines, People Incarcerated in Alabama Prisons Are Dying of Covid (published 03/24/2021)
Majority of people incarcerated at county jail vaccinated Tuesday (published 03/24/2021)
Officials confirm 2nd COVID-19 outbreak at Seminole County jail, at least 18 inmates vaccinated (published 03/24/2021)
'Backroom vaccine politics' block jail inmates from getting COVID shots, Palm Beach County rep says (published 03/24/2021)
Oregon’s Prison Guards Called COVID-19 the “Plandemic” and Spread Vaccine Myths to Inmates, Lawyers Say (published 03/24/2021)
Wisconsin's prison population drops to lowest level in more than 20 years during COVID-19 pandemic (published 03/25/2021)
As Prisons See Drop In Cases, Another Man Imprisoned In Mass. Has Died Of COVID-19 (published 03/25/2021)
Inmates’ Distrust of Prison Health Care Fuels Distrust of Covid Vaccines (published 03/25/2021)
More than 1,000 Illinois prisoners to be released under COVID-19 lawsuit settlement (published 03/25/2021)
Vanderburgh County Jail vaccinates first round of inmates against COVID-19 (published 03/25/2021)
Pandemic's Effects on Ohio Prisons and Jails Will Linger After COVID-19 (published 03/25/2021)
Lawmakers, advocates call for Scott to vaccinate incarcerated Vermonters (published 03/25/2021)
Arizona adds a low 138 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths as hospitalizations continue general decline (published 03/25/2021)
Who will vaccinate Miami-Dade jail detainees? Several hundred qualify but have no access (published 03/25/2021)
Lawmakers Call on Mills to Prioritize Vaccination of Incarcerated People Amid Two Outbreaks (published 03/25/2021)
Incarcerated individuals in North Carolina to receive vaccines (published 03/26/2021)
Allegheny County Jail to State Testing All Newly Booked Inmates for COVID-19 (published 03/26/2021)
Illinois Prisons Are COVID-19 Hotspots. So Why Have Only 27% Of Workers Taken The Vaccine? (published 03/26/2021)
New York Must Offer Vaccine to All Prisoners Immediately, Judge Rules (published 03/29/2021)
Who Thinks of Incarcerated People in a Pandemic? These Women (published 03/30/2021)
Judge says Cuomo's prison COVID-19 vaccine policies were 'arbitrary and capricious' (published 03/30/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak at Penobscot County Jail is over, CDC says (published 03/30/2021)
Inmates, Families Waiting on COVID-19 Vaccine in Jails, Prisons (published 03/30/2021)
3 Things Could Ease COVID-19 Spread in Prisons (published 03/30/2021)
Report Finds 'Troubling Lack of Transparency' About COVID-19 in U.S. Jails and Prisons (published 03/30/2021)
Some local jails begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines to inmates (published 03/31/2021)
65% of Illinois inmates vaccinated against COVID-19 (published 03/31/2021)
Lawsuit seeks COVID-19 vaccines for Washington inmates (published 03/31/2021)
Some, but not all, Alabama inmates to be offered COVID-19 vaccines (published 03/31/2021)
Kentucky's Prison Coronavirus Defense is Failing (published 03/31/2021)
Inmates' Distrust of Prison Health Care Fuels Distrust of COVID Vaccines (published 03/31/2021)
Maine's correctional facilities begin vaccinating prisoners, inmates against COVID-19 (published 04/01/2021)
Vaccinations may come to Kentucky state prisons next week (published 04/01/2021)
CDC, UW study finds significant vaccine distrust within incarcerated populations, increasing risks (published 04/01/2021)
COVID-19 vaccinations underway for people held in SC jails and prisons (published 04/01/2021)
MDOC officials to prisoners: Take COVID-19 vaccine or face serious consequences (published 04/01/2021)
Expanding Home Confinement During COVID-19 (published 04/01/2021)
Butte jail to start vaccinating inmates for COVID-19 (published 04/01/2021)
As COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands, there's still no plan to vaccinate Florida prison inmates (published 04/01/2021)
Indiana Dept. of Corrections responds after Hoosiers complain about COVID-19 protocols at state prisons (published 04/02/2021)
Report gives Maine poor rating for COVID data transparency in prisons, jails, juvenile facilities (published 04/02/2021)
Lesson of the Day: 'Losing a Loved One Twice: First to Prison, Then to Covid' (published 04/02/2021)
Alabama prisons, 6th in COVID deaths, to begin vaccinating inmates (published 04/02/2021)
Journalists Dive Deep Into Roots of Vaccine Distrust in Prisons and Covid's Toll on Public Health (published 04/03/2021)
COVID-19 vaccination rate in Louisiana prisons lags that of the general population (publised 04/03/2021)
'It's dead man walking.' Minnesota prisons struggle to keep COVID at bay, report says (published 04/04/2021)
Jails, Prisons 'Utterly Unprepared' for Next Pandemic (published 04/05/2021)
Studies detail large COVID outbreaks at US prisons, jails (published 04/05/2021)
COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands nationwide, but prisoners continue to lack access (published 04/06/2021)
St. Louis inmates protest again over long trial wait times, COVID-19 fears (published 04/06/2021)
More Than Half of Colorado's Prison Staff Remain Unvaccinated Against COVID-19. The State Hopes $500 Will Motivate Them (published 04/06/2021)
A quarter of people incarcerated in the Orleans Parish jail have received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to sheriff (published 04/06/2021)
I'm Incarcerated. This is My Covid Lockdown Story. (published 04/06/2021)
'Finally': Advocates hail news that state prisons will soon get 33k doses of COVID-19 vaccine (published 04/07/2021)
Hillsborough County inmates have begun receiving COVID vaccines (published 04/07/2021)
Georgia, Mississippi Prisons Offer Inmates Cookies, Commissary Credit as COVID Vaccine Incentive (published 04/07/2021)
Joint CDC and UW study finds significant distrust within incarcerated populations towards COVID-19 vaccine (published 04/08/2021)
North Central Florida county jails vaccinate inmates against COVID-19 (published 04/08/2021)
'A turning point': Thousands in Pa. prisons will be offered COVID-19 vaccine (published 04/08/2021)
Tompkins County Jail begins COVID-19 vaccinations for inmates (published 04/08/2021)
Donovan Deaths: COVID-19 outbreak leaves 18 dead. Three were found in their cells. (published 04/08/2021)
Advocates: Prisons need better vaccine education for inmates (published 04/08/2021)
Prisons Are Covid Hotspots. But Vaccine Access Remains Patchy. (published 04/09/2021)
55 prisoners who contracted COVID died. Activists say it was preventable. (published 04/09/2021)
Just 7% of Wisconsin prisoners have received COVID-19 vaccine, despite outcry over inmates being prioritized (published 04/09/2021)
Biden's Covid vaccine plan still forgets incarcerated population (published 04/09/2021)
Incarcerated and Infected: How the Virus Tore Through the U.S. Prison System (published 04/10/2021)
State prisons struggle with COVID safety, vaccine reluctance (published 04/12/2021)
Florida prisoners, staffers - hard it by COVID - getting vaccines (published 04/12/2021)
“There’s Just Not Room”: People Inside Broome County Jail Voice COVID Housing Concerns (published 04/12/2021)
Illinois ranks in top ten for COVID-19 cases, deaths in prisons (published 04/13/2021)
People incarcerated at 201 Poplar in Shelby County to receive COVID-19 vaccines Thursday (published 04/13/2021)
As vaccines trickle into Alabama prisons, COVID-19 deaths continue (published 04/13/2021)
States Must Prioritize Incarcerated People for the Vaccine, Before It's Too Late (published 04/14/2021)
American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii wants scrutiny of prisons's virus response to go on (published 04/14/2021)
COVID Shut Down Most Prison Education Programs. Here's How Incarcerated Students Have Kept Learning (published 04/14/2021)
Illinois prison staff still reluctant to get COVID-19 vaccine (published 04/14/2021)
COVID-19 cases 'under control' in Arkansas prisons, inmates getting vaccinated (published 04/14/2021)
Federal detainees want judge to order COVID-19 measures at downtown jail (published 04/14/2021)
Covid is ravaging American jails and prisons – and inmates are rightly rising up (published 04/15/2021)
Inmates are rising up in US jails and prisons over lethal COVID-19 conditions (published 04/15/2021)
Family members say incarcerated individuals were put on the back burner for COVID vaccine (published 04/15/2021)
Oklahoma prisons ahead in vaccinations but advocates say earlier access could have saved lives (published 04/15/2021)
NC prisons running out of people willing to be vaccinated (published 04/15/2021)
Colorado tested more prisoners for COVID-19 than most states – but it's not clear if that prevented deaths (published 04/15/2021)
State prison system leader says COVID-19 vaccines are working (published 04/15/2021)
Congress Weighs In On Federal Bureau of Prisons' Handling Of COVID-19 (published 04/16/2021)
Prisoners. have contracted the coronavirus at rates three times as high as others in the U.S. (published 04/16/2021)
Prisons postpone vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson shots paused (published 04/16/2021)
Vaccine Rollout in Some N.H. Jails Delayed Due to Johnson & Johnson Pause (published 04/16/2021)
All Federal Inmates To Be Offered Vaccine By Mid-May, BOP Director Says (published 04/16/2021)
COVID-19's Impact on People in Prison (published 04/16/2021)
Inmates at Cameron County jail to receive COVID-19 vaccines (published 04/17/2021)
NC prisons running out of people willing to accept COVID vaccine (published 04/17/2021)
Inmates quarantined after COVID-19 outbreak at Alachua County Jail (published 04/19/2021)
Tippecanoe County Jail Eases COVID-19 Mask Protocols (published 04/19/2021)
An ‘insane’ covid lockdown two miles from the Capitol, with no end in sight (published 04/19/2021)
Oregon prison COVID-19 lawsuit ruling hailed as a landmark for prisoners’ rights (published 04/19/2021)
Tuscaloosa County Jail inmates are being vaccinated for COVID-19 (published 04/19/2021)
Danville City Jail to start offering COVID-19 vaccine to inmates (published 04/19/2021)
More and more Vermont prisoners are refusing vaccinations against Covid-19 (published 04/20/2021)
No visits and barely any calls – pandemic makes separation even scarier for people with a family member in prison (published 04/20/2021)
In Vermont, Isolating Inmates Kept Covid at Bay, but at a Price (published 04/21/2021)
NY Quietly Stopped Vaccinating People In State Prisons—But Promised To Resume After Questioning (published 04/21/2021)
N.J. man who spent decades in prison sues Donald Trump over ‘criminal’ handling of COVID outbreak (published 04/21/2021)
Henderson County Jail reports 7 more inmates test positive for COVID-19 (published 04/21/2021)
Rare trial underway to determine if N.J. jail did enough to protect inmates from COVID (published 04/21/2021)
Liberty Co. inmates receive COVID vaccine (published 04/22/2021)
COVID in Prison: A Perfect Storm of Cynicism, Distrust, and Neglect (published 04/22/2021)
Workers in Pa. prisons, COVID-19 hot spots, aren’t getting vaccinated. Here’s why that’s dangerous. (published 04/22/2021)
How We Survived COVID-19 In Prison (published 04/22/2021)
Wyoming prisons hope declining cases mean return to normal after year of isolation (published 04/22/2021)
Idaho inmates worked at food plants. They got COVID. So did their bunkmates. (published 04/22/2021)
Dozens of inmates at a prison in Iowa are recovering after receiving overdose amounts of the Pfizer vaccine. (published 04/23/2021)
Sage warns jails could unleash Covid variants into wider community (published 04/23/2021)
Misinformation About COVID-19 Shot Spreads Inside FL Prisons (published 04/23/2021)
N.J. lawmakers urge more prisoner vaccinations at facility devastated by COVID (published 04/23/2021)
Prioritizing Incarcerated People for Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID in IL Prisons (published 04/24/2021)
Some L.A. County jail inmates seek vaccinations – to get early transfer to state prison (published 04/28/2021)
Prisoners slowly receiving COVID-19 vaccines (published 04/29/2021)
What's Going On in This Graph? | Covid in Prisons (published 04/29/2021)
Proposed Coronavirus Relief Bill To Include Incarcerated Individuals (published 04/30/2021)
Bexar County jail inmates begin receiving coronavirus vaccines (published 05/04/2021)
King County jails struggling with high vaccine rejection among inmates (published 05/04/2021)
Vaccine Rates Among the Incarcerated Remain Low Amid Mistrust and Misinformation (published 05/04/2021)
How Should COVID Affect A Prisoner’s Release Or Sentence? In Mass., Courts To Weigh In (published 05/04/2021)
'It's about time': Lehigh Valley jails to start vaccinating inmates against COVID (published 05/04/2021)
Nearly half of Wisconsin prisoners have gotten at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose (published 05/05/2021)
How the pandemic has had an impact on inmate education programs in jail (published 05/05/2021)
Man stood by friend in prison who later died from COVID-19 (published 05/06/2021)
Nearly half of Nevada prisoners have had dose of COVID vaccine (published 05/06/2021)
1 Maine jail has not begun vaccinating inmates as advocates hit uneven rollout (published 05/06/2021)
Certain conditions make prisons ripe for COVID-19, studies say (published 05/06/2021)
Granted Parole or Awaiting Trial, Inmates Died of Covid-19 Behind Bars (published 05/06/2021)
Monroe prison gave outdated COVID-19 vaccines to inmates, state says (published 05/07/2021)
Weeks without a Shower: Neglect Defines COVID-19 Containment in California Jails (published 05/09/2021)
Two inmates at NC prisons have died due to COVID-19, state reports (published 05/10/2021)
Despite dangers of COVID-19 in jails and prisons, many Hawaii inmates not getting vaccine (published 05/10/2021)
COVID outbreak hits Baltimore jail even as state ramps up inmate vaccinations; advocates turn to court seeking information (published 05/10/2021)
Federal court rules Maryland must provide Baltimore jail COVID vaccination data after ACLU filing (published 05/11/2021)
Tarrant County Jail Reports Zero COVID-19 Cases to Texas Commission on Jail Standards (published 05/11/2021)
Inmate vaccinations top 50 percent at Delaware correctional facilities (published 05/11/2021)
Most prison staff refuse COVID vaccine — should California let them? (published 05/11/2021)
Visitors returning as COVID-19 cases decline in state prisons (published 05/11/2021)
Token Temporary Measures to Decongest Prisons Can't Save Inmates from COVID-19 (published 05/12/2021)
Encouraging Sign: Many California Prisoners Willing To Be Vaccinated (published 05/12/2021)
New inmates at Adams County prison cause record COVID-19 spike (published 05/13/2021)
Des Moines BLM calls for improvements to COVID-19 protocols in Iowa prisons (published 05/13/2021)
Stark County Jail inmates get access to COVID vaccine months after state prisons (published 05/14/2021)
DC prisons will see return of some in-person services for fully-vaccinated inmates (published 05/14/2021)
COVID-19 and Vaccine Mistrust Behind Bars (published 05/14/2021)
Nebraska prisons set to relax COVID-19 restrictions, allow volunteers and more visitors back in (published 05/14/2021)
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine (published 05/14/2021)
After months of widespread outbreaks, Oregon prisons reach 70% vaccination rate (published 05/18/2021)
Covid's Most Vulnerable Population: Elderly Prisoners (published 05/18/2021)
Pa. state prisons resume in-person visitation during COVID-19 pandemic (published 05/19/2021)
Prisoners released for COVID-19 safety brace for return (published 05/20/2021)
Arizona Department of Corrections administers 43,000+ COVID-19 vaccines to inmates (published 05/21/2021)
Nebraska prisons relaxing COVID-19 restrictions (published 05/21/2021)
Vaccinations are lagging at many U.S. prisons, where major virus outbreaks have been common. (published 05/22/2021)
Delivering Humanity to Those in Incarceration (published 05/23/2021)
How Vaccine Hesitancy Spread in My Prison (published 05/24/2021)
How New York State Let Covid-19 Run Rampant in Prisons (published 05/24/2021)
Half of Montana inmates reject COVID-19 vaccine (published 05/25/2021)
An Incarcerated Artist Memorializes the "Forgotten" People Killed by COVID in Prison (published 05/25/2021)
Why COVID will be a lasting concern inside Missouri prisons (published 05/25/2021)
Two North Dakota jails refuse to offer COVID-19 shots to inmates (published 05/26/2021)
Visitation restrictions to be eased at North Dakota prisons (published 05/26/2021)
After more than a year, Kentucky will resume in-person visitation (published 05/26/2021)
“Essential” and exploitable: Prison factories stayed open during the pandemic. People got sick. (published 05/27/2021)
Wisconsin prison COVID vaccinations near 50% (published 05/28/2021)
Maryland prison system releases information on COVID-19 vaccinations at Baltimore jail following federal court order (published 05/28/2021)
Even After Vaccine, Federal Prisons Still Have COVID-19 Concerns (published 05/31/2021)
Some U.S. states have higher vaccination rates inside prisons than outside (published 06/01/2021)
Most Hawaii inmates refusing to get COVID-19 vaccination (published 06/01/2021)
Some Prisons Highly Successful in Vaccinating Inmates (published 06/01/2021)
Changes prompted by COVID-19 are 'new normal' at Somerset prison (published 06/02/2021)
Mass Incarceration has Worsened the COVID-19 Pandemic for Everyone (published 06/02/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak at Big Island jail grows among inmates and staff (published 06/04/2021)
Some South Carolina prisons to resume in-person visits (published 06/02/2021)
California inmate wrote down names of maskless guards after COVID order. Did prison do enough? (published 06/04/2021)
Iowa prisons to resume visitation for vaccinated inmates (published 06/07/2021)
Wisconsin state prisons to allow visitors again starting July 6 (published 06/07/2021)
Facing COVID vaccine hesitancy at King County’s jails, doctors dispel myths, answer questions (published 06/08/2021)
In-person visits to Indiana prisons to resume in phases starting this week (published 06/09/2021)
Vt. Prisons Used Lockdowns To Slow Coronavirus, But Prisoners' Mental Health Suffered (published 06/09/2021)
31,000 Prisoners Sought Compassionate Release During COVID-19. The Bureau of Prisons Approved 36. (published 06/11/2021)
Incarcerated People Faced Huge Disparities Trying to Flee COVID-19 in Prisons (published 06/11/2021)
35% of inmate population at Hilo correctional facility have active COVID infections (published 06/11/2021)
The origins of Covid-19's racial disparities lie in America's prisons (published 06/14/2021)
‘Impact of this trauma will stay with us forever’ – San Quentin Resident Reflects on COVID-19 (published 06/14/2021)
Why Lockdowns Can't Protect People in Prison From Deadly Viruses (published 06/15/2021)
How Covid-19 Is Still Battering the Criminal Legal System (published 06/16/2021)
COVID-19 early release program for Virginia incarcerated persons to end July 1 (published 06/16/2021)
Dozens who died in Texas prisons during the pandemic had been granted parole, new report shows (published 06/17/2021)
‘More Harm Than Good’: Most Pennsylvania Prisoners Are Vaxxed, But Isolating COVID Rules Remain (published 06/18/2021)
‘Leaving Here Vaccinated’: Broomfield County Jail Boasts 85% COVID Vaccination Rate (published 06/18/2021)
‘Disorder and Chaos’ in N.Y.C. Jails as Pandemic Recedes (published 06/19/2021)
Philly agrees to $125,000 settlement for failure to give prisoners required out-of-cell time during COVID-19 pandemic (published 06/23/2021)
Deliberate Indifference: COVID-19 in Massachusetts Prisons (published 06/23/2021)
Florida prisons will no longer report COVID-19 data, require masks (published 06/24/2021)
More Than Half of Hawaii's Inmates Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19 (published 06/25/2021)
Hawaii prison coronavirus vaccination rates outpace that of jails (published 06/25/2021)
Counting the Shots: The State of COVID-19 Vaccinations Behind Bars (published 06/25/2021)
Thousands of Prisoners Were Sent Home Because of Covid. They Don’t Want to Go Back. (published 06/27/2021)
COVID-19 testing data for Louisiana prisoners only provides half the picture (published 06/28/2021)
State Prisons Fueled Covid-19 Spread in Their Areas Last Spring, Study Suggests (published 06/29/2021)
How Louisiana prisons have handled COVID-19: 9 Things to Know (published 06/29/2021)
When Prisons Locked Down, Prisoners were Denied Release (published 06/29/2021)
A Half-Million People Got COVID-19 in Prison. Are Officials Ready for the Next Pandemic? (published 06/30/2021)
Old People in Prison Were Left to Die From COVID. It Didn't Have to Be That Way. (published 06/30/2021)
COVID numbers in Wisconsin prisons at zero, says DOC (published 06/30/2021)
How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic (published 06/30/2021)
As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick? (published 06/30/2021)
Incarceration in the Age of COVID (published 07/01/2021)
COVID-19 Recedes in Prisons, but Conditions Could Spell Future Outbreaks (published 07/03/2021)
New York inmate offered food, conjugal visits, more to get COVID vaccine (published 07/01/2021)
A State-By-State Look at 15 Months of Coronavirus in Prisons (published 07/01/2021)
The Real Toll from Prison COVID Cases May Be Higher than Reported (published 07/07/2021)
Incarceration after COVID: how the pandemic could permanently change jails and prisons (published 07/07/2021)
Were There More Prison Deaths From COVID-19 Than Previously Reported? (published 07/08/2021)
Most incarcerated people have had their COVID-19 shots – but their guard likely haven't (published 07/08/2021)
Women's Facility Coverage
Women's Facility Coverage
Wayne Co. Jail releases pregnant, 'vulnerable' inmates due to virus risk (published 03/24/2020)
“It Spreads Like Wildfire”: The Coronavirus Comes to New York’s Prisons (published 03/24/2020)
“The Officers Were Taking Our Toilet Paper”: One Woman's Life in Prison Right Now (published 04/03/2020)
Gatesville women's prison on lockdown because of COVID-19 (published 04/08/2020)
Incarcerated Women Are Demanding Protection As COVID-19 Spreads (published 04/08/2020)
Women at Oregon Prison Say Their Lives Are at Risk After COVID-19 Patients Are Transferred In (published 04/09/2020)
COVID-19: National Bail Out Is Freeing Black Mothers From Jail (published 04/10/2020)
Susan Farrell, prisoner who sought commutation, dies of coronavirus (published 04/10/2020)
Inside the COVID-19 outbreak at Virginia's Goochland prison: “I was just so scared" - The Virginian-Pilot (published 04/11/2020)
Coronavirus in Women's Prisons: Family Separation Could Cause Harm (published 04/21/2020)
Louisiana’s longest-serving incarcerated woman is supposed to be free. Instead, she has Covid-19. (published 04/23/2020)
After a Lifetime Apart, COVID-19 Prison Release Reunites Mother and Daughter (published 04/23/2020)
'I Am Trying To Get Out Of Here So I Don't Die': 8 Women Experiencing COVID-19 Behind Bars (published 04/24/2020)
Black female inmates and COVID-19: Medically compromised, vulnerable and neglected (published 04/24/2020)
NC coronavirus updates: Cases surge at women's prison (published 04/27/2020)
Coronavirus kills its first female federal inmate weeks after she had an emergency C-section (published 04/29/2020)
Coronavirus: Bureau of Prisons has 1,500 COVID-19 cases, 31 deaths (published 04/29/2020)
Throwing A Spotlight On Women Prison Inmates' Coronavirus Fears (published 04/29/2020)
Morning Briefing: The 'Invisible Population Behind Bars' (published 04/30/2020)
Coronavirus death of pregnant woman in federal prison prompts outrage in Congress (published 04/30/2020)
Coronavirus: Nearly entire Louisiana prison dorm tests positive for COVID-19 (published 05/05/2020)
8 pregnant women to be released from New York prison over virus fears (published 05/06/2020)
Criminal Justice–Involved Women Navigate COVID-19: Notes From the Field (published 05/08/2020)
During COVID-19 crisis, prioritize release of pregnant inmates (published 05/09/2020)
Woman Dies of Covid-19 in Solitary Confinement in NJ Prison (published 05/11/2020)
Women's prison in Florida becomes COVID-19 nightmare (published 05/12/2020)
What Women Dying In Prison From COVID-19 Tell Us About Female Incarceration (published 05/14/2020)
Inmates share what life is like inside prison during the coronavirus pandemic (published 05/20/2020)
Pregnant inmates languish in US prisons despite promises of release (published 05/22/2020)
First pregnant woman and first jail inmate die from coronavirus, L.A. County officials say (published 06/01/2020)
Lockdown within a lockdown: What it’s like inside a Mass. prison during the coronavirus pandemic (published 06/02/2020)
After Louisiana women's prison flooded in 2016, temporary dorms inundated with coronavirus (published 06/07/2020)
The Deadly Spread Of Coronavirus Is Hitting Women's Prisons (updated 06/10/2020)
Women's prison journal: State inmate's daily diary during pandemic (published 06/12/2020)
Coronavirus outbreak hits Kentucky prison for women (published 06/15/2020)
State Inspection Of Women's Prison In Framingham Raises Concerns Over Virus Precautions (published 06/17/2020)
Pregnant prisoners won't get out for COVID (published 06/17/2020)
Incarcerated Women: Forgotten Victims of COVID-19 (published 06/19/2020)
Despite Harsh Lockdowns, Nearly Half of Women in Massachusetts Prisons Caught the Coronavirus (published 06/23/2020)
COVID-19 Spreads in Women's Prison Where Sexual Abuse Prompted Federal Probe, Say Inmates and Advocates (published 06/24/2020)
'I don’t deserve to die in here': women in an Ohio prison fear Covid-19 will kill them | Kaya Gordon and Mia Santiago (published 06/24/2020)
In COVID Lockdown, Conditions At Indiana Women’s Prison Unhealthy, Advocates Say (published 06/25/2020)
2 in Homestead are first female Florida prisoners to die of COVID-19, after 21 male fatalities (published 06/26/2020)
In COVID Lockdown, Conditions At Indiana Women's Prison Unhealthy, Advocates Say (published 06/26/2020)
'You Can Either Be A Survivor Or Die': COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention (published 07/01/2020)
Coronavirus NC: Rise in cases at Raleigh women's prison (published 07/05/2020)
A Recently Incarcerated Woman Discusses Life in a Jail Ravaged by COVID-19 (published 07/08/2020)
Lawmakers Say Coronavirus Measures At Women's Prison Put Inmates At Risk (published 07/13/2020)
Women say life is ‘like a scary movie’ as coronavirus spreads in Fort Worth prison (published 07/13/2020)
Coronavirus spreads in Fort Worth federal prison for women (published 07/13/2020)
Rise in women prisoners and COVID measures, ‘making sentences worse’ (published 07/16/2020)
Indiana Women's Prison Called “Ticking Time Bomb” As COVID Lockdown Continues - (published 07/20/2020)
Inhumane conditions exist at Indiana Women's Prison, writes columnist Suzette Hackney. (published 07/20/2020)
Followup: Open doors offer relief inside Indiana Women's Prison, Hackney writes (published 08/02/2020)
Coronavirus Cases Surge At Missouri Women’s Prison; Advocates Call For Action (published 07/21/2020)
More than 500 women at Texas federal medical prison test positive for coronavirus (published 07/21/2020)
Indiana Women's Prison Called 'Ticking Time Bomb' As COVID Lockdown Continues (published 07/21/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak reported at Texas federal medical prison (published 07/21/2020)
Growing Inmate Numbers Fuel COVID-19 Concerns In Montana's Already Crowded Jails (published 07/24/2020)
Coronavirus In Jails And Prisons (published 07/27/2020)
Two women’s prisons north of Ocala see surge in COVID-19 cases (published 07/28/2020)
Coronavirus cases ballooning at some Central Florida prisons (published 08/04/2020)
NC prison officials: Woman fighting cancer too young to be released for COVID-19 concerns (published 08/13/2020)
Field Notes from the Inside: Women in Florida prisons share glimpses of COVID-19 lockdowns (published 08/18/2020)
DOC reports COVID-19 outbreak at McLoud women's prison (published 08/18/2020)
Loved Ones and Prisoners Sound Alarm as Coronavirus Cases Surge at Florida's Largest Women's Prison (published 08/21/2020)
Wyoming Women's Prison Clear of Coronavirus (published 08/21/2020)
Outbreak rages at NC women’s prison ahead of new court hearing (published 08/26/2020)
Women's prison in Taft declared COVID-19 'hot spot' (published 08/28/2020)
Women at ‘house of horror’ Fort Worth prison say they face COVID, rotten food, abuse (published 08/31/2020)
Contagion confusion: Communication lapses between agencies undermined tracking outbreaks at women’s prison (published 08/31/2020)
COVID-19 is Spreading in State Prisons. Families Say Oklahoma is Not Doing Enough (published 09/08/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak at Virginia's largest women's prison concerns inmate advocates (published 09/09/2020)
COVID-19 cases growing at women's prison work center (published 09/11/2020)
COVID-19 cases double at Pierre women's prison work center (published 09/14/2020)
Women's minimum security prison sees COVID-19 outbreak (published 09/16/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak reported at South Dakota women's prison (published 09/17/2020)
All COVID-19 positive female inmates housed at Pierre work center, corrections dept. says (published 09/18/2020)
Major outbreak of COVID-19 hits Vandalia women's prison (published 09/18/2020)
COVID-19 cases increase at women's prison, DOC discontinues community service projects (published 09/21/2020)
At a Women's Prison, Fear and Uncertainty Spread Along with COVID-19 (published 09/22/2020)
Legislators wants answers on COVID-19 infection outbreak in S.D. women's prison (published 09/24/2020)
‘We are still human beings’ Oklahoma prisoners, officials adjust as COVID-19 spreads (published 09/24/2020)
172 women's prison inmates test positive for COVID-19, 93 recoveries reported (published 09/25/2020)
I’m in NC’s largest women’s prison. So are drugs, brutal heat, broken toilets and COVID-19 (published 09/28/2020)
A Mother Tries to Care for Her Daughter — Through Incarceration and COVID-19 (published 09/29/2020)
Indiana Women's Prison Locked Down Following New COVID-19 Cases (published 09/30/2020)
Women's prison ravaged by COVID, fear (published 10/01/2020)
More cases of COVID-19 reported at unit in Women's Prison (published 10/06/2020)
Thousands of sick federal prisoners sought release as Covid-19 spread. Nearly all were denied. (published 10/07/2020)
503: Inside the COVID unit at the world’s largest women’s prison (published 10/11/2020)
Indiana Womens Prison Willfully Ignorant On Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Staff Say (published 10/13/2020)
VDOC: all inmates at Fluvanna’s Correctional Center for Women are COVID-free (published 10/13/2020)
More COVID-19 cases reported at state penitentiary, Springfield prison (published 10/15/2020)
Inside the COVID unit at the world’s largest women’s prison (published 10/19/2020)
Worsening conditions in prisons during COVID-19 further marginalize criminalized women (published 10/19/2020)
Corona Prison During Covid (published 10/22/2020)
Montana women's prison sees new COVID cluster; men's prison tops 200 cases (published 10/27/2020)
'Let's get out of here!' Inmates freed in N.J. amid pandemic make way home after early release (published 11/04/2020)
Female NC prison inmate dies from coronavirus (published 11/19/2020)
Baylor women's prison sees 1st COVID cases as virus cases grow at Vaughn (published 11/20/2020)
Dispatches From a California Prison Amid the Climate and Coronavirus Crises (published 11/22/2020)
Pregnant with coronavirus: Risks are greater, and one Idaho mom has lingering symptoms (published 11/22/2020)
Inmate describes COVID-19 outbreak in prison: 'It was hell' (published 11/22/2020)
COVID Has Struck 5 Pregnant Women in the L.A. County Jail, Lawyers Say (published 11/23/2020)
Connecticut women’s prison under modified lockdown after 23 women inmates test positive for COVID-19, officials say (published 12/02/2020)
Women's prison in lockdown after staff member tests positive for Covid (published 12/10/2020)
ACLU sues Waseca federal women's prison over COVID-19 response (published 12/10/2020)
Women's prison in Cambridge Springs sees 400-case virus outbreak (published 12/12/2020)
Women's prison sees virus cases escalate (published 12/14/2020)
As COVID-19 Spreads In State Prisons, Inmate Families Protest Poor Conditions (published 12/15/2020)
Prisons driving Indiana’s rural COVID-19 infection rates (published 12/16/2020)
Large COVID-19 outbreak reported at women's prison in Eagle River (published 12/23/2020)
Coronavirus outbreak infects 20% of East Bay women's prison (published 12/23/2020)
There's a COVID-19 outbreak at the federal prison where Lori Loughlin is serving her sentence (published 12/24/2020)
Women's prison in Alaska reports 109-person coronavirus outbreak (published 12/27/2020)
ACLU sues Waseca women's prison, claiming COVID spread like 'wildfire' (published 12/28/2020)
Raleigh Prisons Reported Some of the State's Worst COVID-19 Numbers in 2020 (published 01/01/2021)
Advocates demand action as largest women's prison experiences COVID-19 outbreak (published 01/05/2021)
More Than 1-In-4 People In CA’s Largest Women’s Prison Have COVID-19 As CDCR Deaths Soar & State Works To Get Residents & Staff Vaccinated (published 01/06/2021)
DOC Addresses COVID-19, Heating Issues At Women's Prisons (published 01/07/2021)
Was it 'gross negligence?' 25% of inmates at this San Joaquin Valley prison had COVID-19 (published 01/09/2021)
Advocates Say Conditions At Women's Prison in Chowchilla Remain Poor Following Huge COVID Outbreak (published 01/12/2021)
Nebraska women's prison under quarantine as coronavirus cases rise (published 01/14/2021)
York prison under quarantine status amid coronavirus outbreak (published 01/15/2021)
Prisons in NC, and around U.S., released inmates without testing for COVID-19 first (published 01/19/2021)
Women's prison in Forth Worth again 'full of COVID,' 2 die from virus at men's prison (published 01/24/2021)
Stuck in prison quarantine, SC women say they aren't getting basic medicines, insulin (published 01/28/2021)
Three inmates test positive for Covid-19 at women's prison (published 01/28/2021)
As COVID cases surge at Fluvanna prison, some inmates hesitant about getting vaccine (published 01/30/2021)
Inmate at NC women's prison dies from COVID complications (published 02/04/2021)
I Got COVID at Rikers. I'm Still Suffering. (published 02/04/2021)
Prisoners criticize VADOC vaccine rollout, coronavirus response (published 02/11/2021)
Utah Department of Corrections reports first COVID-19 outbreak among women's housing (published 02/12/2021)
Despite 3,000 COVID-19 cases, state prison records first outbreak in women's facility (published 02/14/2021)
Women, some sick with COVID-19, left 'freezing' without heat at Fort Worth medical prison (published 02/16/2021)
Unprepared for COVID, Texas Women’s Prison Was Equally Unprepared for Uri (published 02/20/2021)
The Case for Vaccinating Those Who Are Incarcerated While Pregnant (published 03/05/2021)
'I Don’t Want To Die Here': One Woman's Experience With COVID While Incarcerated (published 03/10/2021)
What It’s Like To Be Trapped In A Women’s Prison During A Pandemic (published 03/15/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak ends, vaccines provided at Coffee Creek prison (published 03/24/2021)
NY Women's Prison, Housing Mothers and Newborns, Hit By COVID-19 Outbreak (published 04/20/2021)
'Depressed, Frustrated, Paranoid’ – One Woman’s Yearlong Battle with COVID at Central CA Women’s Facility (published 04/21/2021)
Two dozen inmates at women's prison have COVID-19 (published 04/30/2021)
COVID safety measures in prisons and jails harm mental health and odds of effective reentry for women behind bars (published 05/06/2021)
Incarcerated Men Claim N.H. State Prisons To Blame For Berlin Outbreak (published 05/06/2021)
Effort to bail out Black moms from jail for Mother's Day highlighted by COVID-19 crisis (published 05/07/2021)
'We Lived It': Michigan prisoner hasn't seen mom in a year because of COVID-19 (published 05/07/2021)
'Every Day Is A Great Day': Women In Oklahoma Prisons Encourage People Struggling Through The Pandemic (published 05/13/2021)
With prison visits set to resume, virus surging again at Missouri prison for women (published 05/13/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak hits female inmates inside Medina County Jail (published 05/28/2021)
Women Leaving Jail Have High Vaccine Hesitancy; Health App Reduces Resistance, Boosts Literacy (published 06/14/2021)
Woman told mother, 'I can't do this anymore,' before death at prison in Forth Worth (published 06/17/2021)
Michigan Facility Coverage
Michigan Facility Coverage
Coronavirus - MDOC Halts All Visits at State Prisons (released 03/13/2020)
State halts prison, juvenile justice facility visits indefinitely amid coronavirus outbreak ⋆ Michigan Advance (published 03/14/2020)
Incarcerated individuals face extra risks during COVID-19 pandemic (published 03/24/2020)
Wayne Co. Jail releases pregnant, 'vulnerable' inmates due to virus risk (published 03/24/2020)
No, Your Coronavirus Quarantine Is Not Just Like Being in Prison (published 03/25/2020)
March 26, 2020, Chief Justice Bridget M. McCormack, Michigan Supreme Court Sheriff Matt Saxton (ret.), Executive Director, Michigan Sheriffs’ Association Joint Statement (published 03/26/2020)
Updates about the dire situation inside Macomb prison in Michigan (published 03/27/2020)
Why coronavirus is spreading fast in Michigan prisons (published 04/05/2020)
Inmate complaints about subpar sanitation persist as COVID-19 cases soar (published 04/07/2020)
Jackson prison suffers COVID-19 outbreak leaving families of inmates outraged (published 04/10/2020)
The coronavirus behind bars: A letter from a Michigan jail (published 04/10/2020)
Susan Farrell, prisoner who sought commutation, dies of coronavirus (published 04/10/2020)
How Michigan’s prisons are handling the COVID-19 pandemic (published 04/13/2020)
Infection rate at Michigan prison exceeds New York, Chicago jail hot spots (published 04/16/2020)
Michigan inmate died of Covid-19 just before he was to be released (published 04/19/2020)
Whitmer – Executive Order 2020-69 (COVID-19) (released 04/26/2020)
A Michigan prison tested all its inmates for COVID-19. More than half have the virus. (published 04/27/2020)
Positive Test Rates For COVID-19 Are As High As 87% At Some Michigan Prisons (published 04/27/2020)
Family looks for inmate after losing contact with him during transfer because of COVID-19 (published 04/27/2020)
As COVID-19 cases in state prisons climb, one inmate shares what life is like inside (published 04/28/2020)
Prisoners sue Michigan Department of Corrections over coronavirus response (published 04/30/2020)
Michigan ranks highest in nation for prisoner deaths from coronavirus (published 05/09/2020)
COVID-19 results mixed up for 108 prisoners at Macomb Correctional (published 06/03/2020)
How U.S. Prisons Became Ground Zero for Covid-19 (published 06/25/2020)
Active COVID-19 cases in Michigan prisons down, but threat isn't over (published 07/24/2020)
MDOC: 19 COVID-19 cases at Muskegon prison (published 08/03/2020)
Nessel supports release of Michigan prisoner with COVID-19 serving up to 60 years in marijuana case (published 08/05/2020)
Michigan prison reports 155 prisoners test positive for COVID-19 (published 08/06/2020)
UP prison sees rise in coronavirus cases (published 08/12/2020)
Coronavirus surges again in Michigan prisons, with biggest outbreak since spring (published 08/13/2020)
Governor Whitmer signs executive order requiring COVID-19 testing in prisons and jails (published 08/15/2020)
COVID-19 cases up at Muskegon but trail other state prisons (published 08/18/2020)
Michigan prison staff are now required to get tested for COVID-19 (published 08/19/2020)
4,600 Michigan Prisoners Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 (published 08/22/2020)
Report: Nearly half of Muskegon Correctional Facility has COVID-19 (published 08/23/2020)
Care or punishment? Michigan prisoners placed in solitary as COVID surges (published 08/24/2020)
Michigan inmates fear punitive responses to COVID-19 in state prisons (published 08/25/2020)
ACLU wants Michigan prison to give inmates free cups during COVID-19 (published 09/19/2020)
For Inmates with COVID-19, Anxiety and Isolation Make Prison 'Like a Torture Chamber' (published 09/25/2020)
Prisoners Describe Official Missteps at the Center of Michigan's Worst Coronavirus Outbreak (published 09/28/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak, 1 death at Ionia prison (published 09/28/2020)
Extra staff brought to Marquette Branch Prison amid coronavirus outbreak (published 10/12/2020)
COVID-19 cases among Marquette prison staff double in one day (published 10/15/2020)
U.P. prison has triple-digit staff COVID-19 cases, most in the state (published 10/19/2020)
Marquette Branch Prison reporting 699 inmates with active COVID-19 cases (published 10/21/2020)
Michigan prisons seek more funding as COVID-19 expenses rise (published 10/23/2020)
COVID-19 sickens hundreds of prisoners, staff in Northern Michigan (published 10/26/2020)
About one in five incarcerated in Michigan prisons have been infected since pandemic began (published 11/06/2020)
MDOC reports 468 total active inmate COVID-19 cases in Upper Michigan prisons (published 11/10/2020)
Coronavirus outbreak reported at second Muskegon prison (published 11/11/2020)
Inmates wait in fear and prison outbreak quadruples in size (published 11/13/2020)
Families protest outside prison as COVID-19 surges inside (published 11/16/2020)
COVID-19 cases more than double in Michigan prisons in two weeks (published 11/18/2020)
MDOC inmate worried about COVID after bunkmate tests positive (published 11/19/2020)
New COVID-19 cases in Michigan's prisons hit all-time high (published 11/20/2020)
W. MI jails, state prisons battle COVID-19 (published 11/20/2020)
120 COVID-positive inmates being transferred to Macomb County Correctional Facility (published 11/24/2020)
New inmates to be tested for COVID-19 before entry after outbreak hits Macomb County Jail (published 12/01/2020)
COVID-19 Continues to Spread Through Michigan's Prison Population (published 12/02/2020)
Massive new outbreaks of COVID-19 at some Michigan prisons (published 12/03/2020)
8 ways Michigan is trying to prevent rapid spread of COVID-19 in prisons, according to governor (published 12/04/2020)
Eight die from COVID; three-quarters of inmates at St. Louis-area prison infected (published 12/04/2020)
More than 2,000 inmates contract COVID-19 at Central Michigan Correctional Facility (published 12/06/2020)
Inmates and loved ones say governor is wrong about prisons following CDC guidance (published 12/07/2020)
Jackson prison facilities see Covid-19 cases rise significantly (published 12/08/2020)
Baraga inmate speaks out on COVID-19 prison situation (published 12/08/2020)
Infected Behind Bars: Michigan Covid Cases Include 16,000 From State Prisons (published 12/08/2020)
Citizens group wants transparency in how Saginaw County Jail is handling COVID-19 outbreak (published 12/09/2020)
Families, advocates to protest Michigan's handling of coronavirus in prisons as cases surge (published 12/11/2020)
State reviewing possible COVID-19 reinfections after 115 prisoners test positive twice (published 12/12/2020)
Where Michigan prisoners, staff fall in COVID-19 vaccine rollout (published 12/16/2020)
Advocates Call For Changes In Prisons To Reduce Inmates' Exposure to Coronavirus (published 12/16/2020)
Michigan prisoner deaths from COVID-19 surpass 100 (published 12/17/2020)
Inmates talk about living through a pandemic inside prison walls (published 12/18/2020)
MDOC hits bleak milestone: Over 100 Michigan prisoners have died from COVID-19 (published 12/18/2020)
COVID Cases on the Rise in Michigan Prisons (published 12/21/2020)
COVID-19 spikes follow in prisons after inmate transfers (published 12/21/2020)
COVID-19 death toll among Michigan inmates tops 100 (published 12/22/2020)
Active COVID-19 cases at Chippewa Correctional Facility much higher than other UP prisons (published 01/05/2021)
COVID-19 creates dangerous limbo for MI's Juvenile Lifers (published 01/11/2021)
A Michigan state prison is in 'outbreak status' with 774 inmates positive for coronavirus (published 01/12/2021)
Groups call on state to prioritize vaccination of people in Michigan prisons (published 01/13/2021)
State can't confirm if 115 Michigan prisoner cases were COVID-19 reinfections (published 01/14/2021)
Michigan Actually Released Fewer Prisoners In Pandemic's First Year (published 01/14/2021)
Opinion: Those in Michigan prisons face a humanitarian crisis during COVID-19 (published 01/18/2021)
Vaccinating prison staff against COVID-19 is uphill battle with low supply, many saying no thanks (published 01/19/2021)
COVID-19 spread fast in Michigan prisons. Advocates say they should be prioritized for vaccine (published 01/20/2021)
Officials: nearly 3,900 COVID-19 cases in Jackson prisons (published 01/21/2021)
Activists, students criticize the exclusion of Michigan prisoners from Phase 1 COVID-19 vaccination (published 01/29/2021)
Michigan prisons near highest COVID rates in nation (published 01/31/2021)
Michigan prisoners, corrections officers get COVID-19 vaccine; on-site vaccinations begin in Jackson (published 02/08/2021)
Michigan prisons looking for new variants of COVID-19 (published 02/08/2021)
New coronavirus variant found in West Michigan prison (published 02/09/2021)
Highly contagious COVID-19 strain found at Michigan prison (published 02/10/2021)
'Many jails still do not do any testing.' Advocates push for more focus on Michigan jails & COVID (published 02/12/2021)
More than half of all COVID-19 cases in Michigan prisons are in Ionia County (published 02/15/2021)
90 cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 reported at Michigan prison (published 02/16/2021)
More than half of Michigan's B.1.1.7 variant cases tied to a prison (published 02/18/2021)
3 Wayne County jails become first in US to start installing COVID-19 air disinfectors (published 02/25/2021)
Michigan prison cited for violating coronavirus workplace safety rules (published 02/26/2021)
Michigan prison system's coronavirus variant cases more than triple (published 02/27/2021)
ACLU claims Calhoun County Jail is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak (published 03/03/2021)
Jail reform advocates want more PPE, vaccines for prisoners and staff (published 03/11/2021)
Response To COVID-19 In Michigan Prisons Is Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Say Advocates (published 03/11/2021)
Genesee County Jail inmates voluntarily receive COVID-19 vaccine (published 03/16/2021)
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office begins vaccinating Washtenaw County Jail population (published 03/16/2021)
Loved Ones Excited In-Person Visits Will Resume In Michigan Prisons, After A Year Of Shut Down Due To Pandemic (published 03/17/2021)
More than half state's COVID B.1.1.7 cases reported in state prisons (published 03/18/2021)
One-third of Michigan prisoners are vaccinated, but staff numbers don't tell whole story (published 03/20/2021)
Op-Ed: COVID in custody—one year into the failed pandemic response in Michigan's prisons (published 03/25/2021)
How public health and prisons are intertwined (published 03/30/2021)
COVID raged in Michigan prisons. Life outside isn't easy either for parolees (published 03/30/2021)
Michigan among top four states for most COVID-19 tests in prisons (published 04/01/2021)
Michigan coronavirus surge penetrates prisons, but there are signs of progress (published 04/08/2021)
COVID-19 cases jump to 11 at Kalamazoo County Jail amid vaccination efforts (published 04/26/2021)
Immigration Detention Facilities
Immigration Detention Facilities
Immigrant Detainees At High Risk Of Contracting COVID-19 Should Be Released Now, A Lawsuit States (published 03/16/2020)
At Least Seven Texas Detention Center Employees Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 Were Not Officially Reported by ICE (published 04/16/2020)
ICE declines to release asylum-seekers as coronavirus spreads through jails (published 04/22/2020)
As Coronavirus Threatens, Teenage Migrants ‘Age Out’ Into ICE Jails (published 04/23/2020)
As COVID-19 spreads in ICE detention, oversight is more critical than ever (published 05/14/2020)
‘Everybody Was Sick’: Inside an ICE Detention Center (published 05/15/2020)
Immigrant Detention and COVID-19: How the US Detention System Became a Vector for the Spread of the Pandemic (published 06/16/2020)
'You Can Either Be A Survivor Or Die': COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention (published 07/01/2020)
How ICE Spread Coronavirus At Home And Abroad (published 07/10/2020)
More than 900 workers at private immigrant detention centers test positive for COVID-19 (published 07/13/2020)
People In Texas ICE Detention Centers Are 15 Times More Likely Than The Public To Have COVID-19 (published 07/20/2020)
Whistleblowers Say an ICE Detention Center Used Deceptive Tricks to Conceal COVID Outbreak (published 07/21/2020)
Judge rejects plea to release immigrant families in detention due to Covid-19 (published 07/22/2020)
Nearly 75% of detainees at US immigration facility in Virginia have coronavirus (published 07/23/2020)
Coronavirus Runs Rampant In Virginia ICE Detention Facility (published 07/23/2020)
How COVID-19 Has Changed Calls to Release ICE Detainees | Time (published 07/24/2020)
Letters From ICE Detainees Expose Conditions Amid Pandemic (published 07/27/2020)
The Trump administration’s choice for immigrant families in detention: Separate or risk Covid-19 (published 07/29/2020)
Covid-19 outbreak inside immigration facility prompts Northam, US senators to ask CDC for help - The (published 07/29/2020)
COVID-19 escalating in ICE detention centers as states hit highest daily records - and ICE deportation flights into Northern Triangle continue (published 08/03/2020)
Opinion: Amid Covid-19 pandemic, immigrant children and parents must be released from detention -- together (published 08/06/2020)
COVID-19 threatens migrant, officer safety at cramped ICE detention centers (published 08/08/2020)
ICE Resisted Covid-19 Testing to Avoid Releasing Detainees (published 08/07/2020)
ACLU says ICE secretly bans COVID-19 testing of Adelanto detainees (published 08/11/2020)
How ICE Data Undercounts COVID-19 Victims | Undocumented in the Pandemic (published 08/11/2020)
Farmville ICE Detention Center With COVID-19 Outbreak Must Stop Transfers, Judge Orders (published 08/12/2020)
ICE identifies second detainee to die from COVID-19 in southwest Georgia (published 08/12/2020)
'They Don't Care About Anything': Inside A COVID-19 Outbreak At One Louisiana Ice Facility (published 08/12/2020)
The ICE Facility Where Almost Every Detainee Has Coronavirus (published 08/12/2020)
In Georgia, 2nd ICE detainee dies from COVID-19 complications (published 08/14/2020)
Federal judge orders COVID-19 testing at Bakersfield immigration detention facility (published 08/16/2020)
'This Isn't Your First Rodeo.' ICE Criticized By Judge for Still Detaining Children Despite a Court Order and COVID-19 Risks (published 08/17/2020)
Dead of COVID in immigration detention (published 08/18/2020)
Half of All Detainees at Bakersfield ICE Facility Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 (published 08/18/2020)
Lawmakers want answers from ICE, contractor regarding COVID-19 outbreak at NM jail (published 08/18/2020)
Asylum seekers describe self-harm, faulty COVID-19 response at ICE detention center (published 08/20/2020)
Psychological Torture: ICE Responds to COVID-19 with Solitary Confinement (published 08/24/2020)
Amid Coronavirus, Trump Moved to Expel Immigrants – But Border Patrol Didn't Test Any of Them (published 09/03/2020)
ICE detainees go on hunger strike to press for COVID-19 protections (published 09/07/2020)
Report: Immigration detention center should release inmates (published 09/08/2020)
Over 120 COVID-19 cases at North Carolina’s only immigration detention facility (published 09/09/2020)
Over 120 COVID-19 Cases At North Carolina’s Only Immigration Detention Facility (published 09/10/2020)
Inspection Finds ‘Systematic’ Failings In Farmville Immigrant Detention Center Response To COVID-19 Outbreak (published 09/10/2020)
A COVID-19 outbreak unfolded in Virginia after ICE flew immigration detainees there so agents could be shipped to the nation's capital in response to protests (published 09/11/2020)
"A Silent Pandemic": Nurse at ICE Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Dangers (published 09/14/2020)
Two ICE detainees in Caroline County test positive for COVID-19 (published 09/15/2020)
COVID-19 in Jails, Prisons, and Immigration Detention Centers: A Q&A with Chris Beyrer (published 09/15/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak at immigration detention center in Adelanto (published 09/21/2020)
Third Person Dies of COVID-19 At Georgia Immigration Detention Center (published 09/22/2020)
Undocumented immigrants detained during COVID-19: How to help (published 09/25/2020)
114 COVID-19 cases among detainees and staff at Adelanto ICE facility (published 09/27/2020)
ICE reverses COVID-19 measure, says it will resume arresting non-criminal migrants (published 09/29/2020)
The death toll in ICE custody is the highest it's been in 15 years (published 09/30/2020)
Immigration detention centers are emptying out as the U.S. cites coronavirus for removals (published 10/02/2020)
ICE Misusing Solitary Confinement for COVID-19 Quarantine, Detainees Say (published 10/06/2020)
'I'm scared for my life': Nearly 20% of detainees at Adelanto ICE facility have COVID-19 (published 10/07/2020)
Detention center in Eloy has most COVID-19 cases of any ICE facility (published 10/08/2020)
Adelanto Has Largest Current COVID-19 Outbreak Among ICE Detention Centers In the Country (published 10/09/2020)
Only 8 of 6,541 immigrant detainees with COVID-19 have died, says ICE (published 10/14/2020)
Positive COVID test prompts protest outside ICE detention center (published 10/14/2020)
Trump administration pressures CDC to back detention of migrant children in border hotels amid coronavirus (published 10/23/2020)
3 staff test positive for Covid-19 at Tacoma's immigrant detention center (published 10/26/2020)
ACLU: Vulnerable immigrant detainees should be released from Calhoun County Jail due to COVID-19 threat (published 10/27/2020)
Another worker tests positive for COVID-19 at Tacoma immigrant detention center (published 10/28/2020)
Judge frees ICE detainee after spike in COVID cases at Wyatt (published 10/28/2020)
'They were sending the virus': Guatemala reels after U.S. deports hundreds of deportees with COVID-19 (published 10/28/2020)
Court Rules ICE to Release Detainees Amid Covid Outbreak (published 10/29/2020)
I Fled Corrupt Cops. Instead of Asylum, I Got Detention, COVID, and Deportation. (published 10/29/2020)
COVID-19 Cases in ICE Detention Centers Outpaced Rest of U.S. (published 10/31/2020)
US rights group lawsuit seeks COVID-19 records for ICE detention (published 11/04/2020)
COVID-19 case rates among ICE detainees 13 times higher than US average (published 11/04/2020)
'A stain on our country': ICE efforts to stop COVID-19 spread fail to protect immigrant detainees from virus (published 11/11/2020)
Detainees, Advocates Concerned About COVID-19 Spread in Ga. Immigration Detention Centers (published 11/13/2020)
After COVID-19 outbreak subsides at Mesa Verde, iCE seeks to remove court restrictions (published 11/13/2020)
ICE is putting people who were released due to COVID-19 concerns back in jails. The decision is dangerous as the country enters another wave (published 11/15/2020)
How COVID-19 spread through neighboring ICE detention facilities in Eloy (published 11/16/2020)
Judge Questions ICE Detention Center's Covid-19 Plan (published 11/16/2020)
Health Expert Calls ICE Detention Center's Covid-19 Practices 'Cruel' (published 11/17/2020)
Trans woman in Ice custody already suffered sexual harassment and abuse. Then came Covid-19. (published 11/17/2020)
How COVID-19 spread through neighboring ICE detention facilities in Eloy (published 11/18/2020)
#FreeThemAll: Stories from the Tacoma ICE Processing Center (published 11/20/2020)
COVID Outbreak Among U.S. Marshals Detainees at GEO Facility in Aurora (published 11/20/2020)
As coronavirus cases surge again, ICE leaders push to detain more immigrants (published 11/23/2020)
"Help us before it is too late" – El Paso ICE detainees send desperate letters about COVID-19 outbreak at facility (published 11/23/2020)
State inspectors find no violations at Eloy Detention Center after COVID-19 death (published 11/24/2020)
As coronavirus cases surge again, ICE leaders push to detain more immigrants
COVID-19 Outbreak at New Jersey's Elizabeth Detention Center (published 11/24/2020)
House Democrats demand answers on alleged medical abuse, lack of COVID protections at ICE detention facility (published 11/26/2020)
ICE utilizing New Intake Monitoring housing units to protect detainees from illness (published 12/02/2020)
Immigrants Detained By ICE Say They Were Punished for Requesting COVID-19 Tests (published 12/03/2020)
Judge slams for-profit ICE detention facility for treatment of immigrants (published 12/04/2020)
Judge Says ICE Officials Lied To Court, Obstructed Case (published 12/04/2020)
Federal judge chastises ICE for handling of COVID-19 at Mesa Verde (published 12/04/2020)
Warren Files Bill To Require Immigration Agencies Report Out COVID-19 Data (published 12/09/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak at Kandiyohi County Jail threatens health of detained immigrants. (published 12/09/2020)
ICE Mismanagement Created Coronavirus "Hotbeds of Infection" In and Around Detention Centers (pulibhsed 12/09/2020)
Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill to Require COVID-19 Data Collection in Immigration Detention Facilities (published 12/11/2020)
Advocates seek court order re: COVID at Tacoma immigration detention facility (published 12/11/2020)
First COVID cases confirmed among immigrants detained by ICE in Wisconsin (published 12/12/2020)
ICE detention facility worsened El Paso's COVID-19 outbreak, new study says (published 12/12/2020)
Officials report low Covid-19 cases at Northwest Detention Center. But others say transparency is lacking (published 12/16/2020)
Wrongful death lawsuit filed by family of first person to die from COVID-19 in immigration custody (published 12/20/2020)
Advocates skeptical about ICE providing the COVID-19 vaccine to detainees (published 12/21/2020)
ICE arrests and deportations dropped sharply in 2020, largely due to the pandemic (published 12/23/2020)
COVID fears prompt hunger strike at ICE Detention Center (published 12/23/2020)
Detained immigrants are asking for their own deportations amid coronavirus (published 12/26/2020)
Detainees Report Outbreaks, Excessive Force at ICE Detention Facilities (published 01/07/2021)
Advocates push for ICE detainees to be released from Kandiyohi County Jail due to COVID-19 concerns, sheriff says he doesn't have that power (published 01/09/2021)
Detained Immigrants Face Retaliation Over COVID Hunger Strike (published 01/12/2021)
Immigrants lacked soap as COVID spread at ICE detention centers, report finds (published 01/12/2021)
ICE Fails To Comply With Its Own COVID-19 Safety Protocols (published 01/14/2021)
Questions surround COVID-19 vaccine timeline for immigrants in ICE custody (published 01/18/2021)
Local ICE Arrests Dropped During Pandemic (published 01/19/2021)
Deaths in ICE Custody Skyrocketed During the COVID-19 Pandemic (published 01/20/2021)
COVID-19, suicide and substandard medical care driving high rate of death among ICE detainees (published 01/21/2021)
Deaths in ICE custody skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic (published 01/24/2021)
'They Didn't Listen to Us': ICE Detainee Who Waged Hunger Strikes for COVID-19 Protections Gets Virus (published 01/26/2021)
Immigrant Detainees Went on Hunger Strike Against Intolerable Conditions and COVID Exposure. ICE Punished Them with Solitary Confinement (published 01/28/2021)
ICE Says Bergen County Jail Detention Center is Overcrowded, But At-Risk Detainees Still Aren't Getting Released (published 01/29/2021)
A large COVID outbreak among ICE detainees appears to be over in Kandiyohi County. Advocates say other Minnesota jails are equally vulnerable (published 01/29/2021)
ICE Says Bergen County Jail Detention Center Is Overcrowded, But At-Risk Detainees Still Aren’t Getting Released (published 01/29/2021)
Coronavirus outbreak hits immigration detainees before vaccine eligibility opens for jails in Illinois (published 01/31/2021)
Immigration detainee with COVID-19 dies in Georgia hospital (published 02/01/2021)
ICE won't make immigration-enforcement arrests at COVID-19 vaccine sites, DHS says (published 02/02/2021)
Attorneys demand release of ICE detainees in NJ and NY, citing Biden administration memo (published 02/03/2021)
ICE Has Begin Detaining Women at One of the Nation's Deadliest Facilities (published 02/04/2021)
ICE Threatened to Expose Asylum-Seekers to COVID-19 if They Did Not Accept Deportation (published 02/06/2021)
Ninth Circuit Grapples with Handling of COVID Risk at ICE Detention Centers (published 02/08/2021)
Migrants speak of 'inhumane' conditions at ICE detention centers during COVID (published 02/08/2021)
Immigrant detention centers could face new California rules under Democrat's bill (published 02/10/2021)
'Crisis' looms at Pima migrant shelter; Feds are 'ill-prepared' to help county with COVID issues (published 02/16/2021)
Lawmakers, immigrant rights advocates question California's plan to vaccinate ICE detainees (published 02/17/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak at ICE detention center in Batavia (published 02/17/2021)
Democrats Push Newsom to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for California's immigrant detainees (published 02/17/2021)
When will ICE detainees get vaccinated? 'I don't know,' state official says (published 02/18/2021)
Immigrants Unconstitutionally Held at ICE Detention Facilities During Pandemic – Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Lower Court Decision to Free 130 Detainees (published 02/19/2021)
Officials Remain Mum On COVID-19 Vaccines For Immigrant Detainees In Illinois (published 02/22/2021)
‘Like sardines in a can’: Complaint alleges medical neglect at Florida ICE detention center (published 02/22/2021)
Immigration detention centers showcase California's vaccine chaos (published 02/22/2021)
30 detainees test positive for coronavirus at ICE detention center in Batavia (published 02/23/2021)
After an Insider investigation, ICE reverses its claim that it asked states to vaccinate detained immigrants (published 02/23/2021)
Local Immigration Detention Center Experience Highlights Systemic Injustices (published 02/26/2021)
Judge Orders ICE Develop Vaccination Plan for Batavia Detainees (published 02/26/2021)
America's Immigration System is a COVID Superspreader (published 02/26/2021)
'More people are going to die': Immigrant detainees wonder when they'll get vaccinated (published 02/27/2021)
“You’re Doing Nothing”: Judge Slams ICE for Failing to Vaccinate Detainees (published 03/04/2021)
Buffalo Detention Center COVID-19 Vaccine Plan Still Up in the Air (published 03/05/2021)
ICE Detainees in California Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine (published 03/15/2021)
Inside the vaccination crisis in ICE detention centers (published 03/17/2021)
Judge says ICE detainees in Batavia can be vaccinated at public sites (published 03/18/2021)
ICE facility in Calexico accused of releasing COVID-positive detainees into the public (published 03/23/2021)
Man who begged for ICE release dies of COVID days after he's freed, lawyers say (published 03/23/2021)
In Tacoma, an ICE detainee's hunger strike tops 100 days (published 03/24/2021)
ICE watchdog slams agency for conditions at Arizona detention facility (published 04/01/2021)
ICE Detainees' COVID-19 Bail Suit Ends With Just 7 Held (published 04/07/2021)
Immigrants held in ICE detention centers face higher risks of complications due to COVID-19 infection (published 04/09/2021)
Advocates Work to Combat Vaccine Distrust in ICE Detention Facilities (published 04/14/2021)
4 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into ICE's Mishandling of Covid-19 (published 04/25/2021)
How ICE's Mishandling of Covid-19 Fueled Outbreaks Around the Country (published 04/25/2021)
Nearly 100 Immigrants Test Positive For COVID-19 At Aurora ICE Detention Facility (published 04/27/2021)
Report shows higher-than-average COVID-19 spread among immigrant detainees (published 04/27/2021)
Three people on last week's Yakima ICE flight test positive for COVID-19 (published 05/02/2021)
ICE Jailer in New Jersey is Sued By Its Landlord, Claiming Unsafe Conditions (published 05/03/2021)
ICE Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Programs At Houston Immigrant Detention Facility (published 05/03/2021)
Few Texas ICE Detention Centers Are Vaccinating For COVID-19. Feds Say It’s Up To Local Health Departments (published 05/06/2021)
Illinois jail violated ICE detention standards, failed to mitigate COVID spread (published 05/07/2021)
Over 60 migrant children held at California facilities treated for COVID-19 (published 05/07/2021)
This place likely has more COVID-19 infections than any other place in Mississippi (published 05/11/2021)
ICE Allowed COVID-19 Breakouts and Concealed Hospitalizations, a New Report Shows (published 05/11/2021)
COVID-19 cases spiking again at some ICE detention centers. Critics say ICE failed to vaccinate detainees (published 05/27/2021)
ACLU calls for COVID-19 vaccines for those in ICE detention (published 05/27/2021)
No COVID masks or hand soap at Indiana ICE detention facility, complaint says (published 06/08/2021)
Recent COVID-19 Spike in Immigration Detention was a Problem of ICE's Own Making (published 06/20/2021)
Biggest COVID outbreak hits Northwest detention center as 29 immigrants test positive (published 06/24/2021)
Whistleblowers Push Biden to Vaccinate More Immigrants in Detention (published 06/26/2021)
ICE Effort to Address COVID-19 in Detention Facilities (published 06/30/2021)
COVID-19 Created New Challenges for Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Agencies (published 07/01/2021)
As ICE Maintains Safety is a Priority During Pandemic, Records Show Multiple Outbreaks at Ga. Facilities (published 07/01/2021)
Virus Cases are Surging at Crowded Immigration Detention Centers in the US (published 07/06/2021)
Juvenile Detention Facilities
Juvenile Detention Facilities
Coronavirus in juvenile detention is a 'nightmare scenario' doctors and advocates say (published 03/27/2020)
Colorado is releasing incarcerated kids early because of coronavirus (published 04/03/2020)
3 staff, 2 residents at Kent Co. juvenile detention test positive for COVID-19 (published 04/03/2020)
'I'm scared for my child': Coronavirus hits Louisiana juvenile detention centers (published 04/11/2020)
Coronavirus spreads among kids in detention in Louisiana (published 04/16/2020)
Nearly 40 low-level juvenile offenders released amid COVID-19 (published 04/17/2020)
Virginia Juvenile Correctional Facility Overwhelmed By Coronavirus (published 04/20/2020)
Solitary, Brawls, No Teachers: Coronavirus Makes Juvenile Jails Look Like Adult Prisons (published 05/12/2020)
Louisiana parents sue to get children out of juvenile detention as coronavirus spreads (published 05/14/2020)
Senators press Trump administration over coronavirus in juvenile detention facilities (published 05/27/2020)
Youth Detention Admissions Remain Low, But Releases Stall Despite COVID-19 (published 07/08/2020)
45 Youths Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 At Adobe Mountain School, Arizona’s Juvenile Detention Facility (published 07/14/2020)
Juvenile justice COVID-19 infections top 300 (published 07/14/2020)
Juvenile detention facility, mental health center see COVID-19 outbreaks (published 07/22/2020)
Advocates raise alarms as COVID-19 cases rise inside Colorado's juvenile prisons (published 07/22/2020)
First juvenile tests positive for COVID-19 in NC juvenile justice facility (published 07/24/2020)
Coronavirus cases spike at juvenile justice facility in St. Augustine (published 07/24/2020)
Amidst COVID-19, Louisiana parents and advocates are working to bring detained youth home (published 07/27/2020)
St. Augustine facility reports highest number of virus cases among youth at Florida juvenile detention centers (published 07/27/2020)
Officials: Virus outbreak hits Iowa boys detention center (published 07/28/2020)
Coronavirus: Outbreak at Camarillo youth prison spreads to 26 (published 07/28/2020)
Virus-Driven Push to Release Juvenile Detainees Leaves Black Youth Behind (published 07/30/2020)
Dozens infected with COVID-19 at California youth prisons. Should inmates get released early? (published 07/30/2020)
Baltimore releasing more youths of color from juvenile detention since coronavirus struck, bucking a national trend (published 08/07/2020)
Additional residents, staff test positive for COVID-19 at Kane County Juvenile Justice Center (published 08/07/2020)
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility Sees Its First Juvenile Test Positive For Coronavirus (published 08/11/2020)
Juvenile recently admitted to Hale Hoomalu Juvenile Detention Facility tests COVID-positive (published 08/23/2020)
Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex announces 1 positive COVID-19 case (published 08/25/2020)
More than 1,600 kids in detention have tested positive for COVID-19 (published 08/26/2020)
2 DOE employees at Kapolei juvenile detention facility test positive for COVID-19 (published 08/27/2020)
Positive COVID Test At Ron Jackson Brings Overall Total To 69 (published 09/21/2020)
9 COVID-19 cases reported inside Children’s Village Juvenile Detention in Oakland Co. (published 09/22/2020)
1 Youth at Mart State Juvenile Correctional Facility Tests Positive For COVID-19 (published 09/22/2020)
5 staffers, 4 residents test positive for COVID-19 at Children's Village detention facility (published 09/23/2020)
Update from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (published 09/25/2020)
Youth Justice Under the Coronavirus: Linking Public Health Protections with the Movement for Youth Decarceration (published 09/30/2020)
Detention of Native and Latinx Youth Increased During COVID-19: Survey (published 09/30/2020)
Coronavirus outbreak sickens more than a dozen at Fairfax juvenile detention center (published 10/08/2020)
COVID-19 outbreak at Bay Pines Detention Center (published 10/09/2020)
2 cases of COVID-19 Confirmed at Allen County Juvenile Detention Center (published 10/12/2020)
Juvenile detention centers keep COVID at bay (published 10/19/2020)
Dozens of N.J. juvenile offenders will also be released early because of law reducing sentences (published 10/29/2020)
COVID-19 cases surge inside Colorado's juvenile prisons (published 10/30/2020)
1 more Cook County judge, 5 juvenile detention center residents test positive for COVID-19 (published 10/30/2020)
10 more employees in chief judge's office test positive for the coronavirus, including 7 at juvenile detention building (published 11/02/2020)
2 test positive for COVID-19 at juvenile detention center (published 11/10/2020)
New Report: DJJ Fails to Protect Youth Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (published 11/12/2020)
Activists renew demand for release of Maine's incarcerated youth as COVID spreads in prisons (published 11/13/2020)
More Youths Test Positive For COVID-19 At Adobe Mountain School (published 11/16/2020)
COVID-19 lockdowns harming youth in prison (published 11/17/2020)
Resident, 4 more employees test positive for COVID-19 at Juvenile Detention Center (published 11/18/2020)
2 youth test positive for COVID-19 at juvenile detention center in Milford (published 11/20/2020)
More youth at McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility test positive for COVID-19 (published 11/20/2020)
COVID-19: Four juveniles test positive at Delaware youth detention center (published 11/24/2020)
COVID-19 safety measures in place at jail, juvenile center in Porter County reduce virus incidents: No positive cases reported since April (published 11/26/2020)
Another youth at McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility tests positive for COVID-19 (published 12/01/2020)
Detention facility continues quarantine, Additional staffer tests positive for COVID-19 (published 12/02/2020)
Covid-19 outbreak reported at Santa Clara County juvenile detention facilities (published 12/02/2020)
1 more employee at chief judge’s office, juvenile detention center resident test positive for COVID-19 (published 12/03/2020)
Female youth detainees transferred out of Garrett County facility as four staff, one youth test positive for COVID-19 (published 12/03/2020)
COVID-19 Outbreak in California Youth Prisons Shows Urgency to Act (published 12/09/2020)
Prison is no place for a child, especially during a pandemic (published 12/10/2020)
Youths in L.A. detention facilities are COVID-19 quarantined (published 12/11/2020)
All youth at Gainesville State School tested for coronavirus (published 12/12/2020)
Multiple detainees, staff at NOLA Juvenile Justice Intervention Center test positive for COVID (published 12/12/2020)
Portrait Of Early COVID Period In New York, New Jersey (published 12/17/2020)
Surge of COVID-19 Cases in Juvenile Facilities Mirrors LA County Spike (published 12/21/2020)
Coronavirus threat can mean greater isolation for kids in Austin juvenile detention (published 12/22/2020)
Juvenile Services Division respond to COVID-19 cases among youth and staff (published 12/23/2020)
Mart juvenile facility leads the state in COVID cases (published 01/05/2021)
Fears for young people in California detention amid fresh Covid outbreak (published 01/08/2021)
1 Cook County court employee, 1 juvenile detention resident test positive for COVID-19 (published 01/08/2021)
COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program prevents outbreaks at juvenile detention centers (published 01/11/2021)
Brevard Juvenile Detention Center reports first inmate COVID-19 case (published 01/12/2021)
Scant COVID testing for CA's arrested children (published 01/13/2021)
Shawnee Co. Juvenile Detention Center to continue counseling services (published 01/21/2021)
COVID-19 outbreak reported at Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center, state health officials say (published 01/26/2021)
Juveniles test negative for COVID-19 after potential exposure at Mecklenburg Co. detention center (published 01/27/2021)
COVID-19 protocols reduced number of Wisconsin youth in detention (published 02/12/2021)
Students in Juvenile Detention Finally Being Heard, But Not Seen (published 02/18/2021)
New York teens 16 and older who are homeless, jailed or in foster care facilities now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine (published 02/24/2021)
Report: Too Many IL Kids Detained Pre-Trial During Pandemic (published 03/03/2021)
White youths released far faster than Black youths during COVID-19 pandemic, new study finds (published 03/08/2021)
Visits coming back at jail, state school: Incarcerated youth can have visitors in person again starting Saturday (published 03/11/2021)
COVID-19 Lockdowns Have Been Hard on Youth Locked Up (published 03/29/2021)
New York stays quiet with COVID-19 data for juvenile detention centers (published 04/04/2021)
Covid-19 Analysis: Record High of Blacks, Low of Whites in Juvenile Facilities (published 04/22/2021)
The Illinois Juvenile Justice System Faces COVID-19 (published 04/27/2021)
Missouri reports no COVID-19 cases in juvenile detention facilities (published 05/25/2021)
NY's youth prisons had far more suspected COVID-19 cases than previously known (published 05/27/2021)
For incarcerated youth in Colorado, the coronavirus pandemic isn’t over yet (published 05/31/2021)
Impact of COVID-19 on Juvenile Detention (published 06/29/2021)
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