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COVID-19: ACLU Sues CT To Release Inmates During Pandemic COVID-19: ACLU Sues CT To Release Inmates During Pandemic
Covid-19: ACLU Sues CT To Release Inmates During Pandemic The ACLU of Connecticut filed a lawsuit in Superior Court seeking an emergency action to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by reducing the density of inmates who are incarcerated. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and four men who are incarcerated, including one with an autoimmune condition, one who is over the age of 60, one who is scheduled for release next month, and one who is being held for want of a $5,000 bond and has only one lung. “People who are incarcerated in Connecticut are in imminent danger from COVID-19…