When you think about the devastating impact the pandemic has had on people across the country involving social-distancing rules that keep us from gathering with more than a couple of people at a time, one wonders how the jail and prison systems are handling it. Although prisoners in jail cells are already involved in a type of distancing, it’s likely that they congregate during those times when food is served, and when allowed outside of the facility for exercise.
I asked Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree if he would speak to those issues in a video interview included below.
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