Newsom chooses union support over vaccination

Governor Newsom Is Fighting A Vaccine Mandate For Prison Staff — At The Expense Of Prisoners

Jessica Schulberg

....Newsom has touted California being the first state in the nation to require state employees and health care workers to get vaccinated or undergo regular testing and to require students to get vaccinated. 

But he has sided with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA), the union that represents correctional officers, in opposing vaccine requirements for most of the people who work in prisons. CCPOA endorsed Newsom in his 2018 election and contributed $1.75 million to his fight against a recall effort last year.

In prisons throughout California, incarcerated people have gotten vaccinated at higher rates than staffers, who are the most likely to bring the virus inside the facilities. Statewide, 81% of prisoners are vaccinated compared to 71% of staffers — although in some prisons, staff vaccination rates hover around 50%....

Rob's comment:

Using the clunky "incarcerated" instead of "jailed" or even "imprisoned" is bad style. And why not "inmates" or even "convicts" instead of "incarcerated people"? I can't think of a context where "incarcerated" is necessary.

Later: See also Newsom’s vacillation on vaccinations, Phase 2