A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling denying compassionate release for Reality Winner, even though she has contracted COVID-19. 

A panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued the ruling Monday after finding Winner, who was convicted of releasing classified information to the media, must remain in custody absent any action by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The ruling came even as several associates of President Donald Trump been released because of the virus.