Rosenfeld: Northam should address prison virus crisis
Most people behind bars were not sentenced to die, but as COVID-19 continues to move through our prisons, jails and other carceral facilities, more and more thatâs a real possibility. The Virginia COVID-19 Justice Coalition â a group of almost 40 advocacy organizations from all across the commonwealth â is calling on Gov. Ralph Northam to address the ongoing crisis in Virginiaâs detention facilities before itâs too late. Gov. Northam recently announced that he would take steps to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, declaring that âwe can come together a...
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