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Collected Item: “Prison population remains stable during pandemic”

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Prison population remains stable during pandemic

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article

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In response to the inability to social distance within prisons government and prison officials have considered releasing some inmates early to slow the spread of the virus but this article states that has not happened. It points to the officials fear of inmates released early committing a crime.

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prison, incarcerated, early release

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/us/prison-populations-covid.html

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Sandra E. Garcia

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2020-05-14
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