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    This Chart Shows Why The Prison Population Is So Vulnerable to COVID-19

    Those 55 and older are a growing share of the people in state prisons. They’re also the most at risk as coronavirus spreads.
    by Weihua Li and Nicole Lewis Mar 19, 2020 5 minutes

    As coronavirus spreads through Florida, Jack McFarland is urging officials at Madison Correctional Facility to prepare a separate dorm for himself and other older prisoners. At 64, McFarland has spent the last 28 years in prison, and his age puts him at a higher risk of serious complications should he become infected.

    The Sunshine State has more than 300 cases, and McFarland is worried about guards and staff bringing coronavirus into the prison. As the threat intensifies, he fears older people behind bars are being left to fend for themselves.

    “They have no plans for us older guys,” he wrote to The Marshall Project, using the prison’s email system. “They don’t care anything about your health. We older guys just have to take care of ourselves any way we

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