‘A matter of life and death’: Limited testing for COVID-19 in jails and prisons raises concerns among corrections officers and inmate rights groups
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in U.S. jails and prisons, but testing of inmates and staff remains spotty and many confirmed cases are going unreported.
The resulting lack of data has deep implications for the fight against the virus, because prison outbreaks can move easily to surrounding communities.
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