Social distancing and good hygiene is virtually impossible for those incarcerated or working in jail/prison. If we fail to shrink jail population quickly we should expect numerous preventable deaths in custody because of COVID.https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-prisons-and-jails-can-respond-to-the-coronavirus …
As someone who has worked with the courts, homeless and police for 30 years i think i know the process. Judges oversee the motions as held to answer charges brought, preliminary trial, motion like to supress evidence, and evidently a jury trial if necessary.