As you know, our Justice Project [[link removed]] team has been working hard to combat the spread of coronavirus in jails nationwide to keep communities #FreeAndSafe [[link removed]] - and today, WE WON!

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Today, civil rights and racial justice groups have won freedom for medically vulnerable people inside the Oakland County Jail in Michigan , and family members will soon welcome home loved ones eligible to serve their sentence while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In response to ours and our partners' claims [[link removed]] that county officials are risking the lives of everyone inside Oakland County Jail, and the community at large, Federal Court Judge Linda V. Parker granted a preliminary injunction which orders medically vulnerable people to be released from the jail because Oakland County cannot safely protect them from the grave risk of serious harm posed by COVID-19.

This is a huge win! We are proud to have worked with Civil Rights Corps [[link removed]] and ACLU of Michigan [[link removed]] in support of our phenomenal partner, Michigan Liberation [[link removed]] , on the first Federal Court win ordering the release of medically vulnerable people from our country's jails during COVID-19 . We couldn't have done it without the added support of law firms Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers P.C. [[link removed]] and LaRene & Kriger P.L.C. [[link removed]]




We also couldn't have done this without you! Today's win shows that your donations have a real impact. If you're able, please consider making a gift today [[link removed]] to help us get more wins like this across the country.






Related coverage of our #FreeAndSafe campaign:

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The
Detroit
News:
Judge
orders
Oakland
Co.
Jail
to
submit
list
of
inmates
for
release
consideration
[[link removed]]
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USA
Today:
My
locked
up
brother
is
no
threat
to
society,
but
coronavirus
threatens
him
[[link removed]]
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Newsweek:
We're
Not
Angry
Paul
Manafort
Was
Released.
We're
Angry
Millions
of
Others
Weren't
|
Opinion
[[link removed]]
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Miami
Herald:
Nearly
500
Miami
jail
inmates,
a
staggering
41
percent
tested,
have
caught
the
coronavirus
[[link removed]]
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Local
10:
Judge
orders
Miami-Dade
to
increase
coronavirus
protections
at
Metro
West
Detention
Center
[[link removed]]
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The
Oakland
Press:
Oakland
County
Jail
official
says
adequate
social
distancing
for
inmates
is
possible
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P.S. Can we count on you to keep the fight going? Please donate [[link removed]] today to fund our ongoing litigation efforts to decarcerate.

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