Coronavirus Thread: Worldwide Pandemic

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On Rikers Island in New York City, which locks up more than 5,000 people, the potential toll from coronavirus is already becoming visible: 75 inmates and 37 staff had confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday.

“This is a moment for an emergency provision to be used…to release people who, frankly, never needed to be in jail in the first place.”

How old laws about "pestilence" could protect prisoners from the coronavirus

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Many states already have laws that allow prisoners to be released during pandemics or emergencies
 
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