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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation When news of the pandemic first reached the men incarcerated at Avenal State Prison in central California, inmate Ed Welker said the prevailing mood was panic. “We were like, ‘Yeah, it’s going to come in here and it’s going to spread like wildfire and we’re all going to get it,’” he said. “And that’s exactly what happened.” Calling the prison system’s response to the pandemic “nonchalant,” “incompetent” and ...

In December, Covid-19 infections in prisons in the United States hit a record 25,000 in one week. Among correctional staff that month, there were an additional 5,000 new infections a week, leading to spread in surrounding communities. According to a New York Times database, collectively, more than 580,000 people at correctional institutions have been infected. The prisoner death toll has now surpassed 2,000. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media b...

N.C. Claims Fewer Prisoners Died of COVID Than Documents Show In the final hours of August 2, Billy Bingham lay alone in his cell, silent except for the sounds of his short, shallow breaths. Thirty-four minutes after midnight, he was dead. Paramedics arrived at the Albemarle Correctional Institute, a state prison in central North Carolina, too late to take him to the hospital, and instead called the time of death and left. A prison official called his uncle, who would wake up to a voicemail sha...

Inmates advocates criticize conditions at St. Louis jail Eric Berger and Mark Berman, The Washington Post Feb. 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ST. LOUIS - Some inmate advocates and attorneys said Monday that they are not surprised by a weekend uprising at the jail here during which inmates smashed windows and set fires and a corrections officer ended up hospitalized. "They are desperate in there, and anyone would be at this point," Erika Wurst, a lawyer with the St. Louis public defenders office,...

February 9, 2021 UCLA In the News lists selected mentions of UCLA in the world’s news media. Some articles may require registration or a subscription to view. See more UCLA In the News. “We as an engineering community learned from that, that just having strength was not enough,” said Jonathan Stewart, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA. “You had to have ductility” — the ability to stretch. “The [building] code would essentially produce nonductile concrete ...

The largest jail in Texas is nearing capacity. Experts warn it could become a hotbed for COVID-19. By Zoe Christen Jones January 28, 2021 / 7:36 PM / CBS News Theres rising concern that the largest jail in Texas could become a hotbed for COVID-19 as the facility nears capacity. The Harris County Jail in Houston is currently at 97% capacity, a number that corrections officials and criminal justice advocates believe puts both staff and inmates at risk. There are currently ...

North Carolina begins vaccinating inmates and prison staff Zoe Christen Jones © North Carolina Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Jamar Marcel Pugh COVID Vaccine Prison Inmates and staff at North Carolinas prison system began receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, officials said. The states Department of Public Safety said it has received around 1,000 doses of Moderna Inc.s vaccine. The vaccinations will be offered to prison healthcare workers, staff work...

"Science has thrown us a lifeline": North Carolina prisons give COVID-19 vaccine to inmates and staff By Zoe Christen Jones States struggle with COVID-19 vaccine rollout Inmates and staff at North Carolinas prison system began receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, officials said. The states Department of Public Safety said it has received around 1,000 doses of Moderna Inc.s vaccine. The vaccinations will be offered to prison healthcare workers, staff worki...

Gerald Kominski, a professor of health policy and management at UCLA, told me this week that the failure of Haven leaves all hope for healthcare reform in Washington’s hands. If three of the country’s most powerful companies couldn’t remedy things, he said, “maybe it’s time to acknowledge that government intervention really is the most effective way to control costs, achieve universal access and assure equity.” “It just goes to the fact that social difficulties and all the things ...

Glen Rose Reporter Debate has erupted over how to prioritize prisoners in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Six states have promised to put them ahead of other groups, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. The remaining states are either not prioritizing them or staying silent on what their plans are. Like the decarceration debate that’s endured since April when the spread of the novel coronavirus started tearing through these places, there’s little consensus on what to do, despite the fac...