Jails and prisons are the nation’s top danger zones for COVID-19 transmission. Chicago’s Cook County Jail was quickly overtaken by Ohio’s Marion Correctional Institution, then the federal Terminal Island prison in Los Angeles. They have become centers of addiction, mental health breakdown, rape and gang recruitment. AdvertisementSlowly, states and the federal government have rolled back laws and policies that have filled jails and prisons. Even before the pandemic, jail and prison populations were dropping in many states.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 29, 2020 09:56 UTC