"We Would Be Crippled" - Preventing a COVID Tragedy at the County Jail

18/06/2020 26 min
"We Would Be Crippled" - Preventing a COVID Tragedy at the County Jail

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Episode Synopsis

Eight of the nation’s top 10 COVID-19 outbreaks have been in jails or prisons. And back in early March, the beleaguered and chronically overcrowded Cuyahoga County Jail seemed to be the perfect petri dish for infection. But thanks to quick action, teamwork and compassion, the jail avoided a coronavirus catastrophe and became a national model for inmate care during the pandemic. Here’s how it happened.