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According to Department of Corrections data, more than 1,600 incarcerated people have active coronavirus cases. (Shutterstock)
SEATTLE Attorneys and community advocates are renewing the call to protect Washington inmates amid a spike in coronavirus cases among the state s prison population.
Columbia Legal Service hosted a virtual news conference this week, joined by family members of incarcerated people, activists and three elected lawmakers, to address the swift rise in illnesses inside the Department of Corrections.
According to the DOC, at least 1,639 inmates have active infections out of the 2,517 diagnosed since the pandemic began. As the third wave in illness continues to grow across the state, cases have also surged inside the state s prisons and work release programs.
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