Rethink jail policy during, and after, coronavirus pandemic

If there’s a silver lining to the coronavirus outbreak, it’s that Americans are now more willing to rethink the way their government has provided services. For instance, we’ve seen how regulations have impeded the development of drugs and the ability of health-care workers to cross state lines, and that public schools are behind the curve at distance learning.
We’ve also learned that our current system of incarceration, at least for low-level offenders, is ill-prepared to