Collected Item: “Arkansas prisoner gets compassionate release due to COVID-19 pandemic”
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Arkansas prisoner gets compassionate release due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Since the covid pandemic reached the United States a discussion began relating to the nation's prison inmates. With the inability to protect oneself from the virus in a prison environment the question has become, should nonviolent and other inmates receive an early release to protect them from the possibility of dying from covid. This question has resulted in a deeper discussion regarding the humanity of inmates and if a prison sentence should be allowed to turn into a death sentence. This news story covers the early release of Felix Walls.
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ForrestCity, Arkasas, ForrestCityCorrectionalInstitute, CompassionateRelease, EarlyRelease, incarceration, prison, DeathSentence, humane, covid
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https://www.thv11.com/article/features/arkansas-prisoner-gets-compassionate-release-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/91-28c7e46b-d2ac-4336-a7f4-8e4c59614831
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Marlisa Goldsmith
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2020-04-24