Governor Kristi Noem’s threat to sue two South Dakota tribes shows the callousness of her coronavirus plan, which seems to encourage exposure and prioritize the economy over the lives of at-risk Natives.

After a man incarcerated in a New Jersey state prison was hospitalized with COVID-19, he said he was handcuffed for 36 hours. The cuffs got tangled in his IV, causing it to rip out, he said. “It was so painful. You have no idea.”

Segregation not only increases individuals’ exposure to the novel coronavirus, it also leaves them more susceptible to its effects and limits the quality of care they will receive, experts say.

An overwhelming majority of Americans support the federal government paying all healthcare costs for the duration of the coronavirus emergency. 

‘I would go to the hospital very often and they wouldn’t do anything for me.’

A trio of cases in Wisconsin and Texas illustrates how Republican judges are feigning helplessness in the face of a public health crisis while furthering their own ends.

The city has created the structural conditions that have engendered disproportionately high rates of infection and death among its Black and Latinx residents.

By letting people out now, we can avoid overwhelming our healthcare system with sick prisoners later.

For many people across the U.S. who need methadone treatment, sheltering in place during the coronavirus outbreak is impossible.

Advocates say the “progressive” city has left them to die.

Recent successes in stemming the opioid crisis could be reversed if public health budgets are cut or the crisis is seen as secondary to the pandemic.

A Brooklyn teacher tried three times to get treatment for the coronavirus. Now she’s fighting for her life.