COVID-19 Deaths, Infection Rates in Ky. Prisons Among Nation’s Worst
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More than 10,000 people are currently held in Kentucky prisons, and nearly 8,000 have gotten the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/tag/kentucky-prisons/)
More than 10,000 people are currently held in Kentucky prisons, and nearly 8,000 have gotten the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
Incarceration today means frequent lockdowns and isolation, costly fees to stay in touch and fewer people in programs that would reduce time behind bars.