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Covid-19 Vaccinations in Prison, Jails and Detention Centers

A man from a nearby prison was shackled to the bed in a Rhode Island hospital while being treated with a ventilator for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit in December.
Coronavirus June 30, 2021
A Half-Million People Got COVID-19 in Prison. Are Officials Ready for the Next Pandemic?
People who live and work in prisons worry they remain vulnerable, even as life behind bars returns to business as usual.
By , and Claudia Lauer
The Marshall Project Inside May 14, 2021
COVID-19 and Vaccine Mistrust Behind Bars
The second episode of The Marshall Project’s new video series, designed for audiences inside and outside of prison, reflects on how the COVID-19 vaccine has been received in lockups.
By and
News Inside March 17, 2021
You Blocked My Freedom and My Liberty, But Don’t Block My News
Getting News Inside into prisons and jails isn’t easy during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we remain committed to putting lifesaving information in your hands.
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Kareen Troitino, the corrections officer union president for FCI Miami, stands outside the federal prison on March 12, 2021.
One Year Later: The Pandemic Behind Bars March 15, 2021
“Hell No”: Correctional Officers Are Declining The Coronavirus Vaccine En Masse
Public health experts worry that high refusal rates could undermine efforts to control the pandemic inside and outside of prisons.
By AND Michael Sisak
Medical worker Robert Gilbertson loads a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be administered at Kedren Community Health Center in South Central Los Angeles, Calif., in February.
News Inside March 2, 2021
What People in Prison Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine
Over 100 incarcerated people around the country told us their questions about the vaccine. Here’s information about whether it’s safe, when it could be available and more.
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Christian Millett gets the first of two COVID-19 vaccine shots from Alyssa Dobbs, a contractor in the medical department at the Worcester County House of Corrections in West Boylston, Mass., in January.
One Year Later: The Pandemic Behind Bars March 1, 2021
We Asked People Behind Bars How They Feel About Getting Vaccinated
A Marshall Project survey of the incarcerated showed widespread interest in the coronavirus vaccine as well as pervasive distrust of the prison medical system.
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Kelly Markham, an RN supervisor at Faribault Prison, administered a COVID-19 vaccination to a medically vulnerable incarcerated person, Edward Anderson, in January in Faribault, Minn.
News January 25, 2021
Help Us Report On COVID-19 Vaccinations Behind Bars
We want to hear from incarcerated people about their attitudes towards the coronavirus vaccine.
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Coronavirus December 18, 2020
1 in 5 Prisoners in the U.S. Has Had COVID-19
Even as the first Americans begin to receive vaccines, the spread of coronavirus behind bars shows no sign of slowing.
By , and Andrew Demillo
A man walked into a store in Arlington, Va., in December.
News December 3, 2020
Should Prisoners Get Covid-19 Vaccines Early?
Public health experts urge making them a priority—but some push back.
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