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Coronavirus death counts exceed one per day in Pa. prisons. Gov. Wolf needs to use all the tools he has. | Editorial

Reprieve is an imperfect tool to respond to coronavirus in prisons, but it’s all Pennsylvania has right now.

Gov. Tom Wolf (left) and Corrections Secretary John Wetzel. Both resist the use of reprieve to reduce the prison population in response to rising coronavirus deaths.
Gov. Tom Wolf (left) and Corrections Secretary John Wetzel. Both resist the use of reprieve to reduce the prison population in response to rising coronavirus deaths.Read moreCommonwealth Media Services