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“We don’t punish people by giving them diseases.” @LastWeekTonight’s most recent episode tackles the increased risk for #COVID19 in prisons and jails. Watch the full episode here: bit.ly/3dE1dHd
The design and operation of prisons and jails creates a dangerous accelerator for the spread of #COVID19. “This is like me standing in the middle of I-95 in NY... and it’s just a matter of time before I’m hit with this thing,” — says @cut_50 organizer @LouislReed.
Our failure to address #COVID19 behind bars directly impacts our ability to #flattenthecurve. There are over 205,000 admissions to jails each week. Reducing jail populations will help keep us all safer. #stopcovid19injails
If officials don’t start acting immediately to shrink the size of jails and prisons, many more people are going to get seriously sick or die in the weeks ahead—and many more communities, and eventually all of us, are going to face many more additional risks for community spread.
More community spread, of course, then will add to more illness and death. And none of this is to mention the additional stress jail and prison outbreaks will put on already overburdened health care systems. We must #StopCOVID19inJails.
The same is true for other vulnerable populations that aren’t getting as much coverage, including those in immigration detention (ICE needs to stop raids now and immigration court needs to stop now) and the unhoused.
This is a thread about why it is absolutely essential that we get people out of jails, prisons, & immigration detention during the #COVIDー19 pandemic. It will include information & demands for how to #StopCOVID19inJails .
The health of people inside & all of us depends on it.
The health of people inside & all of us depends on it.
This piece by @premaldharia explains how #COVIDー19 could spark a humanitarian crisis inside prisons and jails. slate.com/news-and-polit… #StopCOVID19inJails
Jails and prisons are the perfect incubators for #COVIDー19. Health care in these facilities is often abysmal. This article from @nhbaptiste explains what jails and prisons should be doing to improve access to healthcare. motherjones.com/politics/2020/… #StopCOVID19inJails
Live now: @RepPressley talking about #COVID19 response in protecting vulnerable populations in prisons and jails and immigration detention. #StopCOVID19inJails facebook.com/thejusticecoll…
Really impressive to see these people talking about the issues front and center in jails and prisons and immigration detention in the midst of #Coronavirus and what we need to do NOW to reduce the risks: facebook.com/thejusticecoll… #StopCOVID19inJails 
FYI: Our webinar, “Emergency Call: COVID-19 and the Criminal Legal System,” is still finishing up, if you want to check it out: facebook.com/thejusticecoll…
