BJS TO RELEASE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONS, MARCH 2020–FEBRUARY 2021

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. ***EMBARGO UNTIL CONTACT: TANNYR WATKINS THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 2022, 10 A.M. ET TANNYR.M.WATKINS@OJP.USDOJ.GOV ***** MEDIA ADVISORY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY ***** BJS TO RELEASE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONS, MARCH 2020–FEBRUARY 2021            WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics will issue a press release and report, Impact of COVID-19 on State and Federal Prisons, March 2020–February 2021, EMBARGOED UNTIL THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022, 10 A.M. ET.           This report provides details on the effects of COVID-19 on state and federal prisons from March 2020 to February 2021. The report presents data related to COVID-19 tests, infections, deaths and vaccinations. It also provides statistics on admissions to and releases, including expedited releases, from state and federal prisons during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. TITLE: Press release and report on Impact of COVID-19 on State and Federal    Prisons, March 2020–February 2021 (NCJ 304500)     AUTHORS: BJS statistician E. Ann Carson, Ph.D.; Melissa Nadel, Ph.D.,   of Abt Associates; and Gerry Gaes, Ph.D., Independent Consultant   to Abt Associates     WHEN: Thursday, August 25, 2022, 10 a.m. ET     WHERE: bjs.ojp.gov           MEDIA COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS: To receive instructions to access the embargoed press release and the full report, send an email to bjspress@usdoj.gov. You must type IMPACT in the subject line. Following publication, the report and press release will be available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.           The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero is the director.

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