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Cosby Among Celebs Denied Prison Release For Coronavirus, Others More Fortunate Cosby Among Celebs Denied Prison Release For Coronavirus, Others More Fortunate
Cosby Among Celebs Denied Prison Release For Coronavirus, Others More Fortunate COVID-19 concerns may have freed some lesser-known convicts but not Bill Cosby, Bernie Madoff or R. Kelly. Lawyers for Cosby appeared to have some help earlier this month when Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf allowed a temporary reprieve for an estimated 1,500 to 1,800 vulnerable and nonviolent prisoners at or close to their release dates. The only trouble was: Sex offenders in the Keystone State aren’t eligible for reprieves, a corrections spokesperson said. That rules out Cosby, 82, who’s serving a three- to 10-year sentence in a state prison outside Philadelphia for drugging and sexually assa…

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Imprisoned Harvey Weinstein Tests Positive For Coronavirus Imprisoned Harvey Weinstein Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Imprisoned Harvey Weinstein Tests Positive For Coronavirus Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the coronavirus, the head of the New York State corrections officers union confirmed on Sunday. Weinstein, the 68-year-old former movie producer serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, was placed in isolation at Wende Correctional Facility, said Michael Powers, president of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association. Weinstein was transferred to the maximum security prison east of Buffalo from Rikers Island on Wednesday, authorities said. Rikers reportedly has one of the country's highe…

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by Jerry DeMarco