Vaccination Rates In Prisons And Youth Facilities Exceeds State As A Whole

Sunday, May 30th, 2021 -- 8:18 AM

Nearly half of the people in custody in Wisconsin prisons and youth facilities are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Associated Press reports that the rate of vaccinations in prisons exceeds the vaccination rate for Wisconsin as a whole, after initially lagging behind. Data from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections shows that as of Tuesday, 8,972 people, or 47.2% of the eligible prison population, have been fully vaccinated.

That’s compared with 41.7% of eligible state residents overall, Wisconsin Public Radio reported.

A total of 63.2% of the prison population, or 12,014 people, have received at least a single dose of the vaccine series. That’s a huge jump from early April, when only 7% of the prison population had received a single vaccine dose.

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