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Pandemic in Prisons

A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast by Chris Atkins

Dec 1, 202023:53Society & Culture

The pandemic took a hammer blow to an already collapsing prison system. Chris was in touch with several inmates still serving their sentences, and they allowed us to record their calls to reveal the shocking state of pri...

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Pandemic in Prisons is an episode from A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast by Chris Atkins. The pandemic took a hammer blow to an already collapsing prison system. Chris was in touch with several inmates still serving their sentences, and they...

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Published Dec 1, 2020, 23:53 long, audio available.

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The pandemic took a hammer blow to an already collapsing prison system. Chris was in touch with several inmates still serving their sentences, and they allowed us to record their calls to reveal the shocking state of prisons during the crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Published Dec 1, 2020 and 23:53 long