Rikers Island jail complex. AP Photo: Seth WenigLegal Aid Wins Release of 51 More Persons Held at Rikers Island on Alleged Parole Violations
Sources familiar with conditions at Rikers Island have said typical COVID-19 prevention measures, such as social distancing and meticulous sanitation procedures, are nearly impossible in the jail setting. Legal Aid has focused on filing on behalf of inmates for whom, because of their age or preexisting conditions, the virus poses a particularly high risk.
April 13, 2020 at 03:53 PM
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A Bronx judge approved the release Monday of 51 people jailed in New York City on alleged parole violations, the Legal Aid Society told the New York Law Journal
The orders bringing the total number of people released through Legal Aid's coronavirus-related filings above 210, the organization announced.
Corey Stoughton, attorney-in-charge of the Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Practice's special litigation unit, argued in an April 3 petition that the group should be released on 14th Amendment grounds.
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