The Constitution requires us to protect people in prisons from diseases like Covid-19. Courts have ruled over and over that we need to protect people in prisons from unsafe, life threatening conditions.https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/insight-protecting-prisoners-in-pandemics-is-a-constitutional-must …
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I have a hard time believing that it's impossible to achieve recommended social distancing in our prison, especially when our prisons have adequate space. I don't buy the fact that reasonable mitigation measures can't be taken. I'm just not convinced yet. Perhaps I'm wrong?
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That’s the issue. “Adequate spacing” is the issue - overcrowding is the norm in the penal system. There has been MANY articles and docs on this issue. The resources of prevention are out-of-system not in-system, that is until needed changes are instituted in the system.
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