Resolution on COVID-19 and Justice-Involved Populations
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In keeping with our values, we are gravely concerned about the lack of action and oversight directed at those who are incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Broad community approaches, such as the closure of schools and non-essential businesses and the enactment of stay-at-home orders, are inadequate without steps to reduce the impact of the pandemic for vulnerable populations. Social distancing measures can only be effective if applied to all systems in society, including jails and prisons.