A solitary confinement cell at New York’s Rikers Island jail, governed by the New York City Department of Correction. Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP
Advocates raised alarms Friday about the health of medically vulnerable people in jails and prisons as coronavirus continues to spread in the United States.
In New York, several advocacy groups sent a letter Friday to Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking for immediate clemency for elderly state prisoners and those who are pregnant or already ill. Advocates have made similar calls for clemency for vulnerable or low-risk people nationwide.
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