Collected Item: “Calls for Early Release in Florida Jails as COVID-19 Cases Grow”
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Calls for Early Release in Florida Jails as COVID-19 Cases Grow
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article
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Activists and prison reformers have been calling for inmates that do not pose a public safety risk and have either served most of their sentence, are elderly, or who are at high risk for covid complications due to pre-existing conditions to be released early. Advocates believe this not only helps the prisoners from contracting or even dying from covid but it also protects the larger community. While many jurisdictions/states have released inmates early Florida's governor has thus far refused.
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Florida, Ron DeSantis, early release, prison, jail, incarceration, prison reform
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https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/coronavirus/2020/06/18/calls-for-early-release-in-florida-jails-as-covid-19-cases-grow
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Justin Soto
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2020-06-18