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Life sentences? Prisons and covid-19

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This chapter explores the extreme overcrowding in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing how these conditions facilitate disease spread. It also shares insights from key workers and a personal narrative from a former inmate about the harsh realities of prison life, particularly in the Philippines.

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