SJC Says Courts Should Consider COVID Risks And Release More Prisoners
The John Adams Courthouse in Boston, home of the state's Supreme Judicial Court. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is sending a strong message about how courts should consider prisoners' requests for release because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a ruling involving two prisoners, the high court explicitly says the risk of the virus needs to weigh heavily in decisions about releasing those sentenced and appealing their convictions. The SJC approved both prisoners' requests for stays of their sentences. "We transferred the cases here so that we could address a variety o...
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