D.C. Inmates File Class Complaint Alleging Improper Coronavirus Response

Mealey's (April 1, 2020, 1:53 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia’s Department of Corrections (DOC) is doing “too little and far too late” in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and “experts predict that COVID-19 will ‘spread like wildfire’ in DOC facilities,” four inmates allege in a March 30 class complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking the release of some inmates and basics such as soap, water and disinfectant products for those who remain behind bars (Edward Banks, et al. v. Quincy Booth, et al., No. 20-849, D. D.C.)....

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