The New York Times reports that dozens of individuals in prison have died who were approved for parole or not convicted.
The deaths raise troubling questions about the way the country’s justice system responded to a pandemic that infected incarcerated people at more than three times the national rate. Defense attorneys, judges and some prosecutors have been critical.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/us/coronavirus-inmates-parole.html