Lawyer: Mass Habeas Petition Seeking Fulton Inmates' Freedom May Be Helping
Two days after a group of public defenders filed suit seeking the release of 183 Fulton Jail inmates who couldn't pay their bond, an attorney with the Southern Center for Human Rights said 30 had been freed.
April 09, 2020 at 05:51 PM
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Two days after a group of Fulton County public defenders filed an emergency habeas petition to have 183 pretrial detainees who couldn't make bond released from the Fulton County Jail over coronavirus fears, a lawyer with the Southern Center for Human Rights—which filed an amicus brief supporting the effort—said it appears to be bearing fruit.
"It's my understanding that approximately 30 inmates have been released since the petition was filed, which suggests filing the petition was the right course of action," said the SCHR's Sarah Geraghty.
But she said the number of inmates still in the jail far exceeds the threshold that would allow inmates and staff members to stay a safe distance from each other.
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