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Collected Item: “Private prison contracts complicates COVID-19 precautions”

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Private prison contracts complicates COVID-29 precautions

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Video

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The contracts for Arizona's private prisons require nearly all of the beds to be filled. This story articulates the difficult balance between keeping inmates safe during a pandemic and satisfying the contracts.

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Henry Luce Foundation, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, southwest stories, Arizona, Phoenix, tuscon, prison, private prisons, inmates, prisoners, advocates, coronavirus, secrets,

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Katelyn Keenehan

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2020-07-20
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