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Letters: A pandemic underlines the need to get out of jails those who needn't be there

BY SYRITA STEIB | THE ADVOCATE - With the highest incarceration rate in the nation, Louisiana’s crowded prisons and what to do with them has been a topic of much debate for decades. Now, as New Orleans faces high COVID-19 infection rates in the world, a widespread outbreak in its overpopulated jails is a recipe for disaster.

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