Quite ironic, considering that numerous governors are releasing prisoners because of the supposed risk of catching the virus in jail....
You’re correct the risk is quite low. There really is little or almost no risk of getting corona virus in jail. Even though those in jail might be more likely to spit on each other and hygiene isn’t as good at home, living in close quarters really has no effect on the spread as we saw with cruise ships, busses, airplanes, etc. Those in jail also have immediate access to healthcare, so that if they develop a fever or cough, they will be quickly and efficiently treated by some of the best trained doctors in the country.
Let’s face it even if the risk is high, the value of these people’s lives is nothing and if they die its of no concern to anyone. Furthermore, they can’t pass the virus on to guards, healthcare food service workers in the jail because the virus doesn’t spread to non inmates.
These people must pay their debt to society and if some are a little bit nervous about CoV, too bad. Everyone going to jail deserves it including non violent and drug offenders that are harming everyone else. The justice system is excellent in this county and anyone that thinks that some people are wrongly charged or that sentences are excessive is crazy. Even though the US has the highest incarceration rate in the world, Americans are by nature very prone to criminal and violent activities, much, much worse by many multiples that any other county.