In the News Concern grows for vulnerable prison populations and employees as coronavirus spreads through overstuffed facilities
“Even illnesses like Hepatitis C, which is now curable, are still ravaging those who are locked up because treatment is so costly,” added Jessica Kelley, government affairs manager of Criminal Justice Policy at the R Street Institute, added. “Correctional facilities have delayed dealing with how to handle these types of health conditions, so now, in the face of COVID-19, all of the previously unaddressed questions are rising again with no clear path forward.”
