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Prisons and detention centers are environments that are uniquely susceptible to the spread of diseases. Dan digs into the challenges with Axios' Stef Kight.

Podcast: Prisons as coronavirus petri dishes

Prisons and detention centers are uniquely susceptible to the spread of diseases.

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