COVID prison death rate increased 3 times higher than broader population: study

COVID prison death rate increased 3 times higher than broader population: study
- April 23, 2024
- Research coauthored by Kristin Turney, sociology, Axios, April 23, 2024
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The researchers, out of the University of California, Irvine, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, combined disparate state and federal prisons data to create what they consider "the most comprehensive understanding to date of in-custody mortality during 2020."
For the full story, please visit https://www.axios.com/2024/04/23/covid-prison-deaths.
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