In an anguished ruling, a judge finds he lacks the power to release a 67-year-old, asthmatic ex-doctor who survived a stroke from a Brooklyn federal prison.
Judge Furman urges Congress and exec branch to take action where he can't.
Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/6821…
Judge Furman urges Congress and exec branch to take action where he can't.
Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/6821…
"Dr. Nkanga faces weeks, if not months, in purgatory—or worse—at the MDC before he can be transferred to a medical facility that is more appropriate for his conditions and more likely to keep him safe from COVID-19."
- Judge Furman, adding in a footnote that DOJ looking into it.
- Judge Furman, adding in a footnote that DOJ looking into it.
Clarification: This is correct.
Run under the auspices of the Bureau of Prisons, MDC is a jail.
Run under the auspices of the Bureau of Prisons, MDC is a jail.
