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As #coronavirus continues to spread across the US, we must quickly address the ways in which our criminal justice system will only fuel the outbreak, dealing untold damage both to those involved directly, as well as the community at large.https://thejusticecollaborative.com/covid19/
At the current rate, it’s a matter of when, not if, #COVID19 hits the criminal legal system and ignites a crisis.
There are 2 million people behind bars in squalid conditions. Many of them are elderly or sick, putting them at extreme risk from COVID-19.https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/no-escape-from-virus-threat-for-2-million-crammed-in-prisons …
But let’s also talk about the front end of the system: Each day, thousands of people are loaded into cop cars, booked into jails, or packed into courtrooms for low-level charges.
Amid #COVID19, this practice becomes a huge public health risk.https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/03/coronavirus-jails-bail-reform-arrests/ …
Under normal circumstances, these system interactions provide little public safety benefit. Right now, they needlessly put lives at risk of #COVID19 exposure.
This virus won’t stay in jails, prisons, courtrooms, and squad cars — it will travel back to the community and spread.
It’s critical that we act NOW to mitigate the eventual harm #COVID19 will inflict on incarcerated people, staff, and their communities.
RSVP for our Emergency Call *tomorrow* to learn how justice system changes can help #FlattenTheCurve: http://bit.ly/covid-19CALL pic.twitter.com/IF8bZzPVRn
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