Plenty more COVID headlines and stories in incarceration nation

I am now generally rounding up prison-COVID press pieces every few weeks, even though the ugliness of American prisons and jails during a pandemic is a felt reality for millions of incarcerated persons and their families every day.  As I have said before, we should be thankful that the press and commentators keep reporting and discussing these stories that keep emerging from our prisons and jails:

From the Appalachian Media Institute, “A Call for Help (from Prison During COVID)“

From Cal Matters, “COVID-19 hotspots revealed the need for prison reform and better rehabilitation“

From Carolina Public Press, “Are NC prisons in contempt? Punishing sick, misleading information alleged as judge weighs action“

From CNN, “Prison inmates are twice as likely to die of Covid-19 than those on the outside, new report finds“

From Cowboy State Daily, “Due to Coronavirus, Wyoming Penitentiary Prisoners Let Out Of Cells 15 Minutes A Day“

From Governing, “COVID Prison Disaster Prompts Reform Bills: Legislative Watch“

From Montana Public Radio, “‘It’s Like Sardines:’ Advocates Call For Health Protections For Inmates“

From STAT, “As Covid-19 cases in prisons climb, data on race remain largely obscured“

From WBUR, “Medical Experts Raise Questions About COVID-19 Data From Mass. Jails And Prisons“

In this round-up, I have left out stories about continued increases in positive COIVD cases and deaths among prisoners not because there aren’t any, but because there are too many to cover them all effectively.