COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Federal and State Prisons
Brendan Saloner, Kalind Parish, Julie A Ward, Grace DiLaura, Sharon Dolovich, Brendan Saloner, Kalind Parish, Julie A Ward, Grace DiLaura, Sharon Dolovich
Abstract
This study describes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case rates and deaths among federal and state prisoners and compares them with corresponding rates for the US population.
Conflict of interest statement
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Saloner reported receiving personal fees from the University of Wisconsin and the Cambridge Health Alliance. Ms DiLaura reported receiving personal fees from Bloomberg Law. No other disclosures were reported.
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Data are from the UCLA Law COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., The US population is 327 167 439 and the US prison population is 1 295 285.
Source: PubMed