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Prisoners. around 52% have received at least one dose. on par with national numbers. much like in the outside world, the challenge now is hesitancy, fuelled by mistrust of the prison health system and misinformation. >> my girl, her aunt took the shot and she had a stroke and she passed. so -- >> reporter: denby declined the vaccine when offered. last month the texas legislature passed a bill that would allow some paroled inmates to complete release programs in the outside world under community ...

Or almost a full year. >> reporter: according to a new report by researchers at the university of texas, at least 18 parole-approved inmates died from covid-19 while working to complete programs as a condition of their release. the report found that paroled inmates waited five to eleven months during the pandemic before being released. today, there are more than 10,000 paroled inmates who remain behind bars, inmates like brent denyby. >> i have a kid i want to go home to, a family. people dying ...

>> lets talk more about that video and the investigation with scott mcfarmed, nbc 4 in washington. thomas webster is a former marine and new york city police officer. the feds say what you saw in that video is a police officer assaulting another police officer on january 6th. the video was released, but we also got a transcript of websters interview with the fbi, those 61 pages. and i noted a lot of things. they asked if he had any clinics far-right groups, the oath keepers, the 3 percenters. an...

Seems to be where the most intense focus is, joshua. >> scott mcfarmed, investigative reporter with nbc 4 in washington. scott, thanks very much. southern baptists have elected new president, narrowly rejecting a lower conservative candidate how will he reshape their politics? pastor ed litton joins us live. stay close. can you be free of hair breakage worries? we invited mahault to see for herself that new dove breakage remedy gives damaged hair the strength it needs. even with repeated combi...

Steadily decreased in the last 30 days. about two-thirds of adults in the u.s. have received at least one dose of a vaccine, but certain areas of the country are still fighting. one of the most shocking cases comes from the prison system in texas. 18 people have died from covid after being granted parole. nbcs priscilla thompson has the story. >> this is my son. >> reporter: oscars mom was overjoyed when in february of 2020 he made parole after serving eight years in prison for a dwi. >> and i w...