Published:
November 11, 2020
More people have contracted the coronavirus in Texas prisons than any other prison system, according to a new report from The University of Texas at Austin. The report notes the "prison death curve in Texas has remained stubbornly high" with 231 coronavirus-related deaths occurring in prisons. Most of the people who died did not have a life sentence and were eligible for parole. About 80% who died weren't convicted of a crime.