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'They're All Really Afraid': Coronavirus Spreads In Federal Prisons

By Ryan Lucas

Published April 7, 2020 at 3:01 AM MDT

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One of the hardest-hit facilities is in Oakdale, La. "They feel like they're sitting ducks," says Arjeane Thompson, whose boyfriend is an inmate. And staff are working overtime under the strain.

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Ryan Lucas covers the Justice Department for NPR.

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