Florida Federal Judge Denies Request to Release Prisoners. Order Soap and Social Distancing

 

The ruling was handed down Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by a group of "medically vulnerable"; inmates at the MetroWest Detention Center, a county jail described by inmates as a petri dish for the coronavirus.”

The lawsuit had asked for the immediate release of seven inmates suffering from a variety of medical issues. U.S. Judge Kathleen Williams refused.  Instead, she has ordered the Miami-Dade jail system to provide soap and cleaning supplies to those behind bars, ensure social distancing and explain what steps are being taken to protect already sick inmates from the coronavirus.

The lawsuit was filed by civil rights group the Dream Defenders, along with the Advancement Project National Office, Community Justice Project;and Civil Rights Corps and GST LLP.

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