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shows a metal container with alcohol pads, bandaids, gauze and a syringe filled with vaccine against COVID-19
Posted inPrison Health

COVID vaccines will come for NC prison staff first, then inmates

by Hannah Critchfield January 11, 2021January 26, 2021
We see Zion Lemelle's manicured hands holding up a "You Can Vote" eligibility checklist card.
Posted inPrison Health

Getting out the vote in jail, during a pandemic

by Hannah Critchfield October 5, 2020January 29, 2021
Shows a yellow basket with plastic bags containing tubes containing COVID-19 tests
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – May 14 – Churches sue state; prison staff testing plan; need a test, find a site

by Editor May 14, 2020October 27, 2022
NC Correctional Institution for Women entrance
Posted inPrison Health

Wonder what prison is like during COVID-19? These prisoners take us inside.

by Taylor Knopf April 30, 2020April 30, 2020
shows white fireworks against a dark sky. 2019, 2020
Posted inPublic Health

NC health trends and policies to watch for in 2020

by Editor January 3, 2020April 12, 2021
beyond a fence two fences, one topped with razor wire, about a dozen men play on a bleak basketball court. Many people with mental illness end up in the prison system
Posted inPrison Health

By the Numbers: Incarcerating Mental Illness and Addiction

by Taylor Knopf March 6, 2018September 20, 2022

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