Coronavirus Behind Bars: Florida Jails + Effects of Visitation Bans

News Beat

English - April 10, 2020 16:13 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 77 ratings
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As part of our continuing coronavirus coverage, we examine the threat the virus poses to correctional facilities in Florida, which acted much later than other states to enact bans on nonessential workers. In the second part of the episode, we explore how the suspension of family visitation impacts inmates and their families.

News Beat is an award-winning Morey Creative Studios podcast.

Producer/Host: Michael "Manny Faces" Conforti
Editor-In-Chief: Chris Twarowski
Managing Editor: Rashed Mian
Episode Art: Jeff Main
Executive Producer: Jed Morey

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