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Roundtable: Situational report on COVID-19 response in corrections

A panel of experts join Tier Talk host Anthony Gangi to assess the current state of COVID-19 response in jails and prisons nationwide

In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi, Darryl Smith, Luis Soto, Connie Alleyne, Brian Kovacs and Greg Piper discuss the latest in the battle against the coronavirus in corrections.

Tier Talk, hosted by Corrections1 columnist Anthony Gangi, features interviews with industry experts, conversations about hot topics and pressing issues, and offers lessons to new staff and old about the evolving and ever-changing field of corrections.
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