When Brittany White was incarcerated in Alabama, a woman on her work crew died of a staph infection.
As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, White is thinking about that incident and what it says about the extreme risk that people in prisons, jails, and detention centers are now facing.
“Many incarcerated people do not have access to bleach, to disinfectant. These are often withheld from incarcerated people, which helps to promote the unsanitary environment that people function in,” she said.
