July 2, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — In an effort to entice its inmates to get the coronavirus vaccine, New York prison officials are even offering them access to barbecue parties and conjugal visits.
“A mere 45 percent of New York’s incarcerated felons have been inoculated, compared to more than 70 percent of the law-abiding population,” the New York Post reported, based on a memo from a prison official.
Anthony Annucci, the acting corrections commissioner, said that the top six highest vaccinated facilities will be invited to a barbecue party.
“In addition to keeping yourself, your family, and your friends safe, one other benefit for getting the vaccine is that when the Department restarts the Family Reunification Program in September, it will be a pre-requisite for any participating incarcerated individual to be fully vaccinated,” Annuci wrote. This is in reference to conjugal visits that can last two to three days.
Fully vaccinated individuals can also win food from the commissary.
In March, a state judge ordered New York to vaccinate all its prisoners.
“Further, even as the state has ruled that prisoners must be vaccinated,” The Grio reported, “advocacy groups are concerned about their willingness to be inoculated, given the governmental history
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