COVID-19 Policies and Precautions in The United States Prison System
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the United States prison system has been dealing with mass outbreaks of COVID-19. As of January 28, 2022, out of the total number of inmates tested for COVID-19, approximately 539,406 (7.6%) inmates tested positive.[1] As of February 24, 2022, 192,722 prison staff across the United States have tested positive for COVID-19. This article considers potential reasons for these outbreaks by examining inmate and staff disease and vaccination statistics, as [...]
