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How IowaWatch alums are shaping COVID-19 coverage across the U.S.

Elderly folks are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. So are jail and prison inmates living in close quarters that allow the virus to easily spread.  That means elderly inmates face a double whammy of risk. So why was Illinois offering so few reprieves to elderly inmates at a time when […]