As many states enforce the practice of social-distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, individuals are pushing New York Governor Cuomo to release prisoners. As of Saturday morning, 38 prisoners and prison employees tested positive, and the number of COVID-19 cases could rise exponentially.
Brooklyn public defender Scott Hechinger has been very vocal about this growing crisis in New York jails. He tweeted that 20,493 people in NY prisons are over 50, and 666 people are in jail only because they are awaiting parole hearings for technical (noncriminal) violations on Rikers Island.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/jails-in-crisis-tri-state-prisoners-slowly-released-to-manage-covid-19-spread/2339878/
Also, Harvey Weinstein tested positive for COVID-19 while in prison.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/harvey-weinstein-tests-positive-coronavirus-prison-69749470
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