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4 posts in ‘covid-19’

Beyond Reform

Data and Liberation

We need more and better data about deaths in custody. But we don't need this data to know that only decarceration will save lives.

Therese Quinn, Jose Luis Benavides, Erica R. Meiners & Matthew Yasuoka

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public health

Monkeypox and Decarceration

Urgent action in our nation’s jails and prisons can prevent the kind of mass suffering seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark Spencer & Vanessa Van Doren

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In Depth

Home Rule

In weighing the future of thousands placed on home confinement during the pandemic, the government should prioritize where they are now: in their communities.

Jessica Morton & Samara Spence

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Local jails

The Sheriff and His Jail

Jails are key drivers of COVID spread. My experience with Chicago’s top jailer shows how politics can often stand in the way of public health.

Eric Reinhart

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