Most North Carolina prisoners can get five days knocked off their sentences if they receive COVID-19 vaccinations. It's part of a package of incentives unveiled on Friday by state prison officials to motivate prisoners to obtain doses that are currently voluntary. Other incentives include extra visitations and a free phone call. About 21,000 of the 29,000 offenders behind bars are eligible for sentence reductions. Those who aren’t would receive $5 prison canteen credits. About 530 prisoners have active COVID-19 cases, and eight offenders are hospitalized. Forty-two prisoners have suffered COVID-related deaths during the pandemic.
NC Prisons Offer Incentives For Offenders To Get Vaccine
