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Dave Collins FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, a red tag hangs on a cell door, signifying an active COVID-19 case for its inhabitants at Faribault Prison, in Faribault, Minn. Fewer than 20 percent of state and federal prisoners have received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to data collected by The Marshall Project and The Associated Press. In some states, prisoners and advocates have resorted to lawsuits to get access. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File) April 08, 2021 - 7:52 AM HARTFORD, Conn. - Shortly before COVID-19 vaccinations began in January at ...

Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice and immigration. This week, Florida expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to all residents 16 and older. But across the state, more than 70,000 people still don’t have access to the vaccine. Those men and women are Florida state prisoners. More than half the country has opened up vaccine eligibility, vastly expanding the ability for most Americans to get the shot, despite their age or any preexisting medical conditions. But inside prisons, it’s a different story: Prisoners, not free to seek out vaccines, still lack access to...

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands nationwide, but prisoners continue to lack access Updated 7:46 AM; Today 7:46 AM FILE - In this March 31, 2021, file photo, a nurse fills a syringe with a dose of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine in Uniondale, N.Y. Roughly half the country has opened up vaccine eligibility beyond initial restrictions, vastly expanding the ability for most Americans to get a shot in the arm despite their age or any pre-existing medical conditions. But inside prisons, it’s a different story — prisoners, not free to seek out vaccines, still on the whole lack access....

Organizers behind a new investigation are calling for greater transparency of prison conditions, including reliance on lockdowns and lack of personal protective equipment within facilities in Canada, Argentina and Spain.