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Collected Item: “Inmates, Correctional Officers Concerned About Growing Number of COVID Cases at Miami Prison”

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Inmates, Correctional Officers Concerned About Growing Number of COVID Cases at Miami Prison

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article with video

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In normal times it is customary for inmates and guards to be on opposite sides of nearly any issue. This article shows the opposite. Inmates and corrections officers in south Florida are both concerned about Covid in their facilities.

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incarceration, prison, Florida, hospital, covid positive

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https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/inmates-correctional-officers-concerned-about-growing-number-of-covid-cases-at-miami-prison/2262886/

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Williard Shepard

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2020-07-15
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