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1 in 5 prisoners in U.S. has tested positive for coronavirus By BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL and KATIE PARK of The Marshall Project and ANDREW DEMILLO of The Associated Press Published  article NEW YORK - One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project. As the pandemic enters its 10th month — and as the first Americans begin to receive a ...

One in five inmates in the U.S. has had COVID-19 and over 1,700 have died December 18, 2020 / 1:34 PM / AP Tracking coronavirus in prisons  One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project. As the pandemic enters its 10th month — and as the first Americans begin to receive a long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine — at least 275,00...

1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had coronavirus, 1,700 have died At least 275,000 prisoners have been infected, more than 1,700 have died and the spread of the virus behind bars shows no sign of slowing.     - In this March 16, 2011, file photo, a security fence surrounds inmate housing on the Rikers Island correctional facility in New York. As of Wednesday, May 6, 2020, more than 20,000 inmates have been infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. At least 275,000 prisoners have been infected, more than 1,700 have died and the spread of the virus behind bars shows no sign of slowing. [ BEBETO...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —  One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate four times higher than in the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by the Associated Press and the Marshall Project. As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its 10th month — and as the first Americans begin to receive a long-awaited vaccine — at least 275,000 prisoners have been infected, more than 1,700 have died and the spread of the coronavirus behind bars shows no sign of slowing....

Coronavirus has reached 1 in 5 prisoners in the U.S., killing 1,700 of them Updated Dec 18, 2020; Posted Dec 18, 2020 FILE - In this July 9, 2020, file photo, people hold up a banner while listening to a news conference outside San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. One in five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general population. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)AP Facebook Share By BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL and KATIE PARK of The Marshall Project, and ANDREW DEMILLO of The Associated Press LIT...