EDUCATION & ACTION DURING COVID-19 SERIES

Protecting Incarcerated People

In the time of COVID-19, we must not shy away from what is happening in the nation’s prisons and jails

Source: Prison Policy Initiative, No need to wait for pandemics: The public health case for criminal justice reform, 2020
Source: MAP, Unjust: How the Broken Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems Fail LGBTQ Youth, 2016

COVID-19 Is a Criminal Justice Issue

  • Release people, particularly those who are elderly and those with chronic diseases, disabilities, and complex medical needs who are at higher risk for COVID-19 in both state prisons and federal facilities. This is important, as there are nearly 1.3 million people in state prisons compared to 226,000 in federal facilities.
  • Release all people held on probation and parole technical violation detainers or sentences.
  • Reduce jail and prison admissions: allow sentences to be delayed or not require jail time for misdemeanors that do not present public safety risk.
  • Agreeing to the early release of anyone approaching their release date.
  • Eliminating medical copays for people in prisons and jails.¹

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