Nation White people were kept out of prison during COVID. Blacks, Latinos were left behind bars. April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY Comments Off on White people were kept out of prison during COVID. Blacks, Latinos were left behind bars. Despite historic reductions in U.S. incarcerations amid COVID-19, Black and Latino prison populations "sharply increased," a new study found.