Jail Bait
“America’s failure to stop the virus from spreading in prisons is a key piece of its failure to contain the virus at large. Tens of thousands of people in prison have tested positive for the virus. From March through the beginning of June, the number of COVID-19 cases in US prisons grew at a rate of around 8 percent per day, compared to 3 percent in the general population. Of the top 20 largest disease clusters in the country, 19 are in prisons or jails.” The Verge: Prisoners at San Quentin are trapped with COVID. We talked to them.
+ “All active status employees should report to work for their regular shift tonight or tomorrow as scheduled. The plant and all other facilities on the Livingston complex are safely operating. Please continue to wear your face covering and follow other safe practices at work and outside of work.” So advised a letter from a Foster Farms poultry plant in California’s central valley. Eight of the plant’s employees have died. Imagine if eight people in your office had died.