(Updated: December 21, 2020) The Palm Beach Post: 1 in 5 prisoners in US has had COVID-19; 1,700 died One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half […]
Florida’s Criminal Justice System During COVID-19
(Last Updated: April 23, 2019) As the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the country, it is having significant implications across the Florida Criminal Justice System. Covid-19 Cases Are Spiking Across Florida’s Criminal Justice System According to floridapolitics.com: The new coronavirus is continuing to infect police, prisoners and caseworkers throughout Florida, according to new data […]