1. The Pandemic in Prison: Implications for California Politics and Policymaking
- Author:
- Amy E. Lerman and Jessie Harney
- Publication Date:
- 01-2020
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- California Journal of Politics and Policy
- Institution:
- Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley
- Abstract:
- The effects of COVID-19 across California have been devastating, but the impact of the virus has been particularly acute in the state’s overcrowded prisons and jails. The epidemic has clear implications for incarcerated individuals and their families, but also for the tens of thousands of Californians employed in the state’s prison system. These workers represent a powerful force in state politics (Myers, 2018; Williams et al., 2020).
- Topic:
- Labor Issues, Prisons/Penal Systems, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America