TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 10, 2020

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is ordering federal prison officials to intensify their efforts to release vulnerable inmates at three prison complexes that are struggling to contain major outbreaks of the novel coronavirus, Politico reports. Barr is asking facilities in Danbury, Connecticut; Oakdale, Louisiana; and Elkton, Ohio to move elderly prisoners and those with pre-existing health conditions to home confinement. Seven federal prisoners have died from COVID-19 so far: five at the Louisiana prison and two at the Ohio facility. As of last week, 91 federal inmates and 50 staff had confirmed cases.