Thread by @szelazek

1| Here is the #Covid19 situation in LA County prisons:

The number of incarcerated men and women in prisons in LA County was 20,402 as of March 2020. That is 25% over capacity for the eight County (Sheriff), State, and Federal facilities in #LACounty.

2| Over 3,500 or 17% of incarcerated men and women have been infected; 13 have died.

Over 50% of the infections originate from the North County Correction and the Pitchess Facilities in Castaic; both Sheriff facilities. Over a 100 staff have been infected as well.

3| Infections in @LACoSheriff facilities:

North County: 1 in 3 infected
Pitchess: 1 in 5 infected
Men's Central: 1 in 9 infected
Twin Towers: 1 in 11 infected

To put it in perspective, in LA County there is 1 person infected for every 100 people.

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4| The facility in the most dire condition is the federal prison on Terminal Island in San Pedro. Already at 34% over capacity, 71% of the inmate population has been infected; 1 in 1-2 people are infected with the coronavirus.

#COVID19

5| Incarcerated people are included in population counts of where they're imprisoned, but many won't have the right to vote. They are being infected at a rate that of a deadly contagion but have no voice. Please give them a voice as they are part of your community.

@GavinNewsom