“In the early days of the pandemic, some states attempted virus outbreaks by releasing some criminals early and keeping fewer people awaiting trial. reduce their numbers, but these efforts have often met politicians and the public, “the report said.
Recently, as detainees in many areas have increased, prison numbers have returned to pre-release levels, according to data collected by the Vera Justice Institute, a nonprofit-based research and policy group based in Vera. New York.
“The fact that, combined with widespread diseases among corrective officers, a shortage of staff stretching back several years and pressures on prison medical facilities, has pushed states as the pandemic continues to spread. attack more density and population, rather than less, in part through the closure of stressed facilities, “the New York Times report said.