Weekend round-up of array of prison stories and commentary in incarceration nation

As I continue to follow closely the news and commentary surrounding prison and prisoners during this COVID-19 era, I am reminded again and again how jails and prisons (and all the people therein) are inextricably woven into the broader fabric of all of our communities.  Here is a Saturday round-up of a few recent headlines that in various ways reflect this reality:

• "California prison staff posted ‘racist’ and ‘extremely hurtful’ comments about George Floyd’s killing, CDCR secretary says"

• "Texas jail says guards didn’t notice inmate giving birth"

• "Is COVID-19 Falling Harder on Black Prisoners? Officials Won’t Tell Us."

• "Prisoners May Hold the Key to Releasing Us from Coronavirus Lockdown"

• "Pandemic-Era Prison Releases a ‘Tipping Point’ for Reformers"

• "Coronavirus shows us the danger and inanity of our prison state"

• "In Prison, Even Social Distancing Rules Get Weaponized"

• "National law enforcement leaders urge the release, transfer of inmates at federal prison in Ohio"

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