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The Hub Food Court, located at UF in Gainesville, Fla., is seen empty on August 31, 2020. The food court was filled with people eating at Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks and P.O.D. Market before the pandemic.
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The Hub Food Court, located at UF in Gainesville, Fla., is seen empty on August 31, 2020. The food court was filled with people eating at Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks and P.O.D. Market before the pandemic.
As COVID-19 cases surge across the county and state, homeless shelters and campgrounds have become a breeding ground for the virus.
Richard Morris’ words have always gotten him into trouble. So, on Friday, protesters lent him their own.
Christian Whetstone, 8, and his 10-year-old brother, Kobe, listen as their father, Tyrone Whetstone, speaks Friday at the Alachua County Jail during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Frances Williams holds a photo of her son, Jeramy Williams, Friday at the Alachua County Jail during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity. Her son is serving 10 years in prison for shooting an intruder in his home.
Danielle Chanzes hugs Ella Whetstone Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Activists hold up banners Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Jhody Polk speaks to the crowd of protesters Friday at the Alachua County Jail during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Danielle Chanzes (middle) helps a volunteer read off names of prisoners in Alachua County Jail while Niko-Segal-Wright, 29, holds an umbrella for her Friday during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Tyrone Whetstone addresses the crowd of protestors Friday at the Alachua County Jail during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Activists hold up banners Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Jhody Polk speaks to the crowd of protesters Friday at the Alachua County Jail during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Ella Whetstone speaks to the crowd in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center Friday during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity. Whetstone has three grandchildren in Alachua County Jail.
Frances Williams holds a photo of her son, Jeramy Williams, Friday at the Alachua County Jail during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity. Her son is serving 10 years in prison for shooting an intruder in his home.
Christian Whetstone, 8, and his 10-year-old brother, Kobe, listen as their father, Tyrone Whetstone, speaks Friday at the Alachua County Jail during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Danielle Chanzes hugs Ella Whetstone Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Ella Whetstone speaks to the crowd in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center Friday during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity. Whetstone has three grandchildren in Alachua County Jail.
Danielle Chanzes (middle) helps a volunteer read off names of prisoners in Alachua County Jail while Niko-Segal-Wright, 29, holds an umbrella for her Friday during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
Tyrone Whetstone addresses the crowd of protestors Friday at the Alachua County Jail during the Juneteenth Liberation Rally hosted by the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub along with Florida Prisoner Solidarity.
When news of COVID-19 first spread in March, Ernest Walker, an inmate at Alachua County Jail, was running a fever of 102 degrees.