Modeling COVID-19 Spread in Jails and Communities, in R by Brooke Watson Madubuonwu. Visit https://rstats.ai/nyr/ to learn more. Abstract: Dual epidemics have dominated America in 2020: the global pandemic of COVID-19, and the ongoing epidemic of police brutality. Both issues have disproportionately impacted Black and Brown communities. These two issues collide in the COVID pandemic that plagues America’s jails, prisons, and detention facilities. This talk will discuss a pre-print and accompanying report that used R to model the epidemic spread of COVID-19 in US jails, and highlight how this work is being used to advocate for the public health benefits of a reduced carceral system. Bio: Brooke Watson Madubuonwu is the Director of Legal Analytics & Quantitative Research at the American Civil Liberties Union, where her team uses statistics and analysis to advance civil rights litigation and legislation. She holds a Master's Degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and is an active member of R-Ladies NYC. Twitter: https://twitter.com/brookLYNevery1 Presented at the 2020 R Conference | New York (August 14th, 2020)