Inmates’ Pandemic Class Suit Settles Without Release Of The Medically Vulnerable

Mealey's (July 30, 2021, 7:31 AM EDT) -- DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan on July 22 granted final approval of a class settlement in a lawsuit filed by inmates shortly after the coronavirus pandemic hit their jail, finding that the agreements reached regarding concerns that included vaccines, housing and hygiene were “reasonable” and addressed most of the issues raised by the plaintiffs....