Published:
May 4, 2020
"So many people in custody are saying that they are surrounded by people who are ill, that they don't feel like they will get the appropriate medical treatment that they need if they start feeling sick," said LBJ's Michele Deitch. She "believes there are even more than the 1,700-plus positive COVID-19 cases the TDCJ is reporting, and wants to see mass testing in prisons across the state."