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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 There's 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 about 9,000 inmates housed at the facility and around 60 have contracted the virus, a Harris County...

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 Carolina's prison system began receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, officials said. The state's 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 working in COVID-positive housing units, those who work with infected inmates, and inmates age 75 or ...

"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 Carolina's prison system began receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, officials said. The state's 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 working in COVID-positive housing units, those who work with infected inmates, and inmates age 75 or o...

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 that come with autism really do make a difference in getting and holding on to a job,” says lead i...

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 fact that illness in prison threatens all of us. On Dec. 15, Prison Policy Initiative reported that mis...