Sign near the gate at the Rikers Island jail complex. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP
The new filing is the latest in a series of efforts by advocates and even some elected officials to free medically vulnerable inmates and those charged with some nonviolent crimes from jails and prisons around the United States.
March 24, 2020 at 06:10 PM
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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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