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As public defenders, we have long known that our everyday fight for basic fairness and justice is really a fight for public health.
The spread of Coronavirus has exposed the inhumanity, waste, and danger of a criminal legal system that public defenders have long known has completely traded away public health for pain and punishment.
The inhumanity, waste, and danger of our punishment approach is clearer today than ever, as Coronavirus tears through our communities and has now begun to ravage jails and prisons across the United States.
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This is a thread about why it is absolutely essential that we get people out of jails, prisons, & immigration detention during the #COVIDー19 pandemic. It will include information & demands for how to #StopCOVID19inJails .

The health of people inside & all of us depends on it.
This piece by @premaldharia explains how #COVIDー19 could spark a humanitarian crisis inside prisons and jails. slate.com/news-and-polit… #StopCOVID19inJails
Jails and prisons are the perfect incubators for #COVIDー19. Health care in these facilities is often abysmal. This article from @nhbaptiste explains what jails and prisons should be doing to improve access to healthcare. motherjones.com/politics/2020/… #StopCOVID19inJails
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