Prognosis
Jail Safer Than Outside, U.S. Says As Release Bids Mount
- Michael Avenatti is latest inmate to express coronavirus fears
- Prisons and jails called especially hazardous in a pandemic
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Jail and prison inmates across the U.S. are asking judges to release them from custody because of the risk that they may contract the coronavirus while locked up under crowded, often unsanitary conditions.