Tag: prisons
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Wayne Kramer, late guitarist of rock band MC5, also leaves legacy of bringing music to prisons
Among those paying tribute to MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer are prison reform advocates
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Nurse acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in 2019 death of a 24-year-old California jail inmate
A nurse at a California jail has been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2019 death of an inmate who collapsed in her cell
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Prisons, jails account for 15 of 20 largest COVID-19 outbreaks in Colorado, study finds amid debate over vaccine priorities
Outbreaks at prisons, jails and other correctional facilities across Colorado account for one in every 24 cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to a recent study by the Colorado Health Institute. The study comes as inmates remain excluded from the state’s priority list for vaccines, despite federal guidance and other states that prioritizes prisoners…
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84-year-old man released from Sterling Correctional Facility after granted clemency
Kelly Brasier feared the first time she would meet her 84-year-old uncle would be at his funeral. For months, she was working to secure his early release from Sterling Correctional Facility, where the coronavirus has infected more than 1,300 people and killed nine. Anthony Martinez, who uses a wheelchair, is nearly deaf and blind, and…