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As COVID-19 spreads behind bars at Fort Dix, inmates turn to contraband cellphones, social media for help

On Monday, the ACLU filed suit, warning of a coronavirus ‘catastrophe'

A still from video footage recorded by an inmate with a smuggled cellphone at the federal prison in Fort Dix, N.J. , shows prisoners in the yard, where recommended social distancing guidelines don't appear to be followed. The video was posted to Twitter last month.
A still from video footage recorded by an inmate with a smuggled cellphone at the federal prison in Fort Dix, N.J. , shows prisoners in the yard, where recommended social distancing guidelines don't appear to be followed. The video was posted to Twitter last month.Read moreTwitter video
    by Jeremy Roebuck
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