Less than a week after a failed attempt to petition for the release of a group of inmates in New York City jails, New York’s Legal Aid Society filed suit Tuesday on behalf of 32 more inmates vulnerable to the coronavirus.

The new filing emphasized the spike in COVID-19 cases at Rikers Island over the weekend and provided more details about each inmate, including, in some cases, the names of jail doctors who have recommended their release.

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