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No Escape From Virus Threat for 2 Million Crammed in Prisons
- U.S. officials monitor inmates, advocates suggest releases
- A confined, aging population could be at risk for Covid-19
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More than 950 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the U.S. but none yet in any of the thousands of jails and prisons across the country. Epidemiologists expect it will only be a matter of time.