'A death sentence': US prisons could receive Covid vaccines last despite being hotspots

On most days the largest Covid outbreaks have been in jails and prisons, as some states see the mortality rate seven times as high as in the general population

In January, over 39,000 people detained across America became the first incarcerated recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine in the United States.

But when the majority of the 2.3 million incarcerated Americans will receive the vaccine depends largely on where they are detained - in a federal prison, state prison or county jail - and the jurisdiction's unique vaccine prioritization plans, many of which have been in flux over the last few months in no small part due to politicization of the issue from lawmakers and the public alike.