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COVID-19: U.S. Prison System’s Response to Pandemic

Over 2.2 million people are incarcerated in the United States. This makes our prisons a virtual petri dish for the spread of viral illness. In an effort to slow the onset of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. prison system, many prisons have been forced to quickly change their daily operations. Prisons in Arizona and [...]

Supreme Court Attempts Social Distancing

Mathew Planalp2020-03-25T09:22:42-05:00March 25th, 2020|Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, SCOTUS, Supreme Court|

The outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States has transformed from a looming risk to an outright pandemic. The CDC has emphasized the need to engage in “social distancing” and avoid group settings in order to combat the spread of the virus. The government-announced public and private restrictions become seemingly more stringent with each [...]