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Just 7% of Wisconsin prisoners have received COVID-19 vaccine, despite outcry over inmates being prioritized Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Department of Corrections, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A Department of Corrections prison watch tower. Credit: Screen grab, Department of Corrections video Even as Wisconsin has expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 16 and older, one group is lagging far behind others: prisoners. Fewer than 1,400 prisoners in the state had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, even though state officials prioritized inmates for vaccine access due to concerns about widespread outbreaks in prisons. Just 1,382 prisoners incarcerated in state Department of Corrections facilities had received at least one dose of vaccine as of Monday, online records show. That s only about 7% of the population of some 19,470 prisoners incarcerated in Wisconsin far behind the 33% of the state s g

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