Catholic activist Patrick O’Neill reports to prison, takes up new cause
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On January 14, Patrick O’Neill reported to the Federal Correctional Institution near Elkton, Ohio, to serve a 14-month sentence for breaking into a nuclear submarine base as part of a symbolic nuclear disarmament action he took with six other Catholic pacifists more than two years ago.
On his way to prison, O’Neill took up a new cause: protecting inmates from COVID-19.
Some 343,008 prisoners across the United States have tested positive for the coronavirus, and about 2,144 have died, according to the Marshall Project, an online journalism organization focused on criminal justice.
