The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the nation’s prisons and correctional facilities particularly hard.
The Marshall Project has been tracking confirmed COVID-19 cases among people in prison. As of Oct. 6, they found at least 143,243 people in prison had tested positive for the illness.
Now, a local advocacy organization says the Georgia Department of Corrections could be doing more to keep those who are incarcerated safe.
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