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Thousands of prisoners have died of covid-19. Because of the ‘tough on crime era,’ there’s worse to come

August 26, 2021: Frank R. Baumgartner, Tamira Daniely, Kalley Huang, Patrice McGloin, Niharika Vattikonda, Kamryn Washington, Sydney Johnson, Allison Swagert, Alexander Love and Lyle May, Washington Post

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