//1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 4 times the rate of general population

1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 4 times the rate of general population

One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project.As the pandemic enters its 10th month — and as the first Americans