- New York 02/16/2021 by Linda Perry (WBAI News)

Since the start of the pandemic, more than 5,600 people incarcerated in prisons have tested positive for COVID-19 (over 1,000 in the past month). 32 incarcerated people have died of COVID. There are currently outbreaks of the virus at Bare Hill, Clinton, Franklin and several other Correctional Facilities. 

The People’s Campaign for Parole Justice is calling on lawmakers in Albany to pass two bills that will address this pandemic behind bars and prevent similar tragedies in the future. Linda Perry reports. 

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