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"Being Michelle" is about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse. In this interview, members of the documentary's production team discuss her story and the larger issues it raises.
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The U.S. jail population has a 55% weekly turnover rate, raising the risk of infections passing between communities, according to the study.
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With crowded conditions, notoriously substandard medical care and constantly shifting populations, prisons were ill-equipped to handle the virus, which killed nearly 3,000 prisoners and staff.
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The state had already anticipated a reduction in J&J allocations and was using the two-dose Moderna vaccine instead.
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Once supplies arrive, corrections officials have indicated that they have the ability to vaccinate all inmates who want a shot within 10 days.
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The report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 45 percent of inmates would refuse COVID-19 vaccinations.
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A Florida group is working to shift the "narrative that not everyone who commits a felony should be written off for the rest of their life."
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The analysts, in a report posted online Monday, said the prison system had 82,027 inmates at the end of October and that the number is projected to go as low as 80,792 at the end of November.
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In a lengthy message Tuesday to inmates and offenders, Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mark Inch called a reduction in COVID-19 cases…
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Betsy Fernandez lost her little sister to cancer 14 years ago. Five of her six siblings remained. Fernandez – now 45 – fights to maintain a good…