Locked up: No masks, sanitizer as virus spreads behind bars ~ AJJ News

Sunday 29 March 2020

Locked up: No masks, sanitizer as virus spreads behind bars

March 29, 2020

The chow hall line at New York’s Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until a correctional officer quietly delivered the news: A civilian chef was among those who tested positive for the coronavirus. Health experts say prisons and jails are considered a potential epicenter for America’s coronavirus pandemic.